MapReduce: A major step backwards | The Database Columnon Jan 17 in Database architecture, Database history, Database innovation posted by DeWitt [Note: Although the system attributes this post to a single author, it was written by David J. DeWitt and Michael Stonebraker] On January 8, a Database Column reader asked for our views on new distributed database research efforts, and we’ll begin here with our views on MapReduce. This is a good time to dis
