RISC for Databases

"Crisis" Indicators
 Feature accretion in systems
 Feature accretion in SQL
 Unpredictable performance
 Difficulty of tuning
 Poor inter-operation with other software
 Large footprint
 Difficulty of systems research

Explanations
 Universality trap
 Cost trap
 Transparency trap
 Resource sharing trap

Possible Solutions
 DBMS generators
 Extensible kernels
 Unbundled technology
 RISC-style components

RISC Features
 Limited Data Types
 No SQL, simple APIs
 Disjoint resources
 (Default) pre-configuration

RISC Requirements
 Universal Glue
 Occam's Razor
 Self-tuning Framework
 A practicable research path