Readings in Database Systems, 5th Edition (2015)

While this is a seminal work, I definitely wouldn't approach this like I would approach a textbook: it's definitely not meant to be friendly introductory material. That said, once you have a bit of background, it's a goldmine of a survey. You'll notice that each section is a short, few-page long introduction, but the bulk of the material is in the papers themselves, which can be significantly tougher to read. Though it's great that the summaries are friendly and help…

Michael Stonebraker has an interesting set of conclusions in his assessment of the MapReduce vendor market in 2015 from the "Dataflow" chapter here: "- Just because Google thinks something is a good idea does not mean you should adopt it. - Disbelieve all marketing spin, and figure out what benefit any given product actually has. This should be especially applied to performance claims. - The community of programmers has a love affair with “the next shiny object”. This is likely…

For an interesting overview of the current landscape in database development, checkout this awesome interview[0] featuring Michael Stonebraker (one of the co-authors of this book). Hands down my favorite podcast episode! [0] - http://www.se-radio.net/2013/12/episode-199-michael-stonebra...

> Readings in Database Systems (commonly known as the "Red Book") has offered readers an opinionated take on both classic and cutting-edge research in the field of data management since 1988. Here, we present the Fifth Edition of the Red Book — the first in over ten years.