4. Go Faster! The TransRelational Approach  to DBMS Implementation (1 day / 6 hours)
 

Full Seminar Details

TOPIC OUTLINE

Part 1:

·  Preliminaries
·  The historical context
·  Three levels of abstraction
·  Core concepts
·  Core concepts (cont.)

·  Major-to-minor orderings
·  Condensed columns
·  Merged columns
·  Relational operators

·  Disk considerations
·  File factoring
·  File banding
·  Stars and zigzags

·  Review and analysis
·  Current status

One day (approximately 6 lecture-hours).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Anyone interested in the field of data management who wants to learn about a truly dramatic new development in that field should benefit from this seminar.  The only prerequisites are an elementary appreciation of data management concepts, techniques, and issues, including some knowledge of the relational model in particular.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this seminar, attendees will:

· Understand what's wrong with conventional DBMS implementation technology
· Understand how the TransRelational Model is dramatically different??what makes it "blindingly fast," how it greatly simplifies the job of the DBA, and why it holds hope for the future
· Be in a good position to make a transition to that technology when it arrives

Attendees will receive a workbook containing copies of the speaker's slides and background reading material.