Mar 30
2020
[DB Seminar] Spring 2020 DB Group: OtterTune Update
- Speaker:
- Dana Van Aken
In this talk Dana will provide an update on running OtterTune at SocGen. Or, how OtterTune will take over the world. Zoom Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/562649242 Read More
Mar 23
2020
DB Seminar [Spring 2020] : Zero-Overhead Deterministic C++ Exceptions (“Herb Exceptions”)
- Speaker:
- Rohan Aggarwal
In this talk, Rohan Aggarwal will present a new proposal to the C++ standard for zero-overhead exceptions. A fundamental reason why C++ is successful and loved is its adherence to Stroustrup’s zero-overhead principle: You don’t pay for what you don’t use, and if you do use a feature you can’t reasonably code it better by hand. In the C++ language... Read More
Feb 24
2020
DB Seminar [Spring 2020] : Compiling PL/SQL Away
- Speaker:
- Tanuj Nayak
In this talk, Tanuj Nayak will present Compiling PL/SQL Away from CIDR 2020. This paper details a method of overcoming current overheads of PL/SQL interpretation by compiling it to SQL Common Table Expressions (CTE) using the WITH RECURSIVE construct. Read More
Feb 17
2020
DB Seminar [Spring 2020] : sled and rio – modern database engineering with io_uring
- Speaker:
- Tyler Neely
sled is an embedded database that takes advantage of modern lock-free indexing and flash-friendly storage. rio is a pure-rust io_uring library unlocking the linux kernel's new asynchronous IO interface. This short talk will cover techniques that have been used to take advantage of modern hardware and kernels while optimizing for long term developer happiness in a complex, correctness-critical Rust codebase.... Read More
Feb 12
2020
[Spring 2020] Aurosish Mishra (Oracle)
- Speaker:
- Aurosish Mishra
Oracle Database In-Memory - At the heart of multi-model Convergence Aurosish’s team is responsible for all aspects of the data engine for the Oracle Database, ranging from traditional disk-based data accesses and indexing technologies to state-of-the-art distributed in-memory technologies in Oracle's flagship Database In-Memory engine that provides real time analytics at the speed of thought! Currently, they are building Oracle's... Read More
Feb 10
2020
DB Seminar [Spring 2020] : Time travel with rr, Mozilla’s lightweight record-and-replay debugger
- Speaker:
- Wan Shen Lim
Ever tried reproducing intermittent failures by rerunning a test 100 times, or stared at core dumps where a variable was obviously wrong but you couldn't figure out why? Mozilla's rr records test execution with minimal overhead, and provides you with compact and deterministic execution traces that you can replay forwards and backwards in time. In this talk, we'll focus on... Read More
Feb 6
2020
[Spring 2020] Carlo Curino (Microsoft)
- Speaker:
- Carlo Curino
Machine learning (ML) has proven itself in high-value web applications such as search ranking and is emerging as a powerful tool in a much broader range of enterprise scenarios including voice recognition and conversational understanding for customer support, auto-tuning for videoconferencing, intelligent feedback loops in large-scale sysops, manufacturing and autonomous vehicle management, complex financial predictions, just to name a few.... Read More
Feb 3
2020
Jan 27
2020
[DB Seminar] Spring 2020 DB Group: OtterTune
- Speaker:
- Dana Van Aken
In this talk Dana will provide an update on running OtterTune at SocGen. Or, how OtterTune will take over the world. Read More
Jan 21
2020
[Spring 2020] DBMS Project Technical Overview
- Speaker:
- Matt Butrovich
Matt Butrovich will present a technical overview of CMU's new DBMS project. This is for Advanced Database Systems (15-721) course. Read More