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In this paper we take a critical look at the future of the field of database machines. We hypothesize that trends in mass storage technology are making database machines that attempt to exploit a high degree of parallelism to enhance performance an idea whose time has passed.
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Boral, H., DeWitt, D.J. (1983). Database Machines: An Idea Whose Time has Passed? A Critique of the Future of Database Machines. In: Leilich, HO., Missikoff, M. (eds) Database Machines. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69419-6_10
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