Traditional query processors generate full, accurate query results, either in batch or in pipelined fashion. We argue that this strict model is too rigid for exploratory queries o...
Most database interfaces provide poor guidance on ad hoc query formulation, burdening users to learn, and to recall precisely the query language and the database. Kaleidoscope avo...
One of the most challenging tasks for the database administrator is to physically design the database to attain optimal performance for a given workload. Physical design is hard b...
Cristina Maier, Debabrata Dash, Ioannis Alagiannis...
The DB2 Design Advisor in IBM® DB2® Universal Database™ (DB2 UDB) Version 8.2 for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows® is a tool that, for a given workload, automatically recommends ...
Daniel C. Zilio, Jun Rao, Sam Lightstone, Guy M. L...
A way to optimize performance of relational row store databases is to reduce the row widths by vertically partitioning tables into table fractions in order to minimize the number ...