Fifth Edition of 'Readings in Database Systems' (Red Book) Released After 10+ Years
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Summary
The article announces the release of the Fifth Edition of 'Readings in Database Systems' (commonly known as the 'Red Book'), which is a curated collection of database research papers with editorial commentary. This is the first new edition in over ten years, continuing the tradition started in 1988 of providing an opinionated selection of both classic and cutting-edge research in data management. The content includes chapters covering traditional RDBMS systems, techniques everyone should know, new DBMS architectures, and large-scale database topics, with contributions from notable database experts like Michael Stonebraker and Peter Bailis.
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Here, we present the Fifth Edition of the Red Book — the first in over ten years.
Traditional RDBMS Systems introduced by Michael Stonebraker
Techniques Everyone Should Know introduced by Peter Bailis
New DBMS Architectures introduced by Michael Stonebraker
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