The Seattle Report on Database Research
Every five years, a group of the leading database researchers meet to reflect on their community's impact on the computing industry as well as examine current research challenges.
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The Beckman Report on Database Research
Database researchers paint big data as a defining challenge. To make the most of the enormous opportunities at hand will require focusing on five research areas.
MapReduce and Parallel DBMSs: Friends or Foes?
Parallel DBMSs excel at efficient querying of large data sets; MapReduce-style systems excel at complex analytics and ETL tasks. Neither is good at what the other does well. Hence, the two technologies are complementary.
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