Access to distributed databases via pointer stored in RFID tag

A method of managing data in a radio frequency identification (RFID) environment, comprising:

• writing an address that points to a datastore entity to a pointer stored in an RFID tag associated with an item, the address is written over with a different address to update the pointer as the item progresses through an industrial process, wherein the different address points to a datastore entity associated with a current stage of the item in the industrial process;
• reading the pointer to extract the address therefrom;
• locating the datastore based at least in part on the address;
• accessing the datastore to obtain data associated with the item;
• and
• utilizing data associated with the item in the industrial process.

A system that facilitates data management of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged item, comprising:

• means for recording location of a data element in a database of an enterprise as a pointer in an RFID tag, the database of the enterprise comprising information associated with at least one of a production phase, a transportation phase, or a consumer phase associated with the item;
• means for reading the RFID tag to determine the location of the data element;
• means for accessing the database;
• means for obtaining the data element associated with the item from the database;
• and
• means for writing an update to the pointer in the RFID tag, wherein the update is the location of a data element in the database associated with a current stage of the item in the at least one of production phase, transportation phase, or consumer phase.