Question 1

What is CWI Database Architectures known for?

Accepted Answer

Column stores and vectorized execution: MonetDB, X100 (Vectorwise) and the research that became DuckDB. Landmarks: MonetDB/X100: Hyper-Pipelining Query Execution (2005); MonetDB (2004); DuckDB: an Embeddable Analytical Database (SIGMOD demo) (2019).

Question 2

Who leads CWI Database Architectures?

Accepted Answer

Peter Boncz, Group leader.

Question 3

What kind of organization is CWI Database Architectures?

Accepted Answer

Academic within CWI, based in Amsterdam.

CWI Database Architectures

Landmark work

MonetDB

MonetDB/X100: Hyper-Pipelining Query Execution

DuckDB: an Embeddable Analytical Database (SIGMOD demo)

Leaders

Peter Boncz

Links

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