Disk Shadowing
An analytic model is developed which shows that the seek time for a random read in a shadow set is a monotonic decreasing function of the number of disks in the set, and that intelligent device scheduling of shadowed disks increases the I/O rate.
Benchmarking Database Systems A Systematic Approach
- D. Bitton, D. DeWitt, C. Turbyfill
- Computer ScienceVery Large Data Bases Conference
- 31 October 1983
A customized database and a comprehensive set of queries that can be used for systematic benchmarking of relational database systems and a first attempt in developing a scientific methodology for performance evaluation of database management systems are described.
Parallel algorithms for the execution of relational database operations
- D. Bitton, H. Boral, D. DeWitt, K. Wilkinson
- Computer ScienceTODS
- 1 September 1983
This paper presents and analyzes algorithms for parallel processing of relational database operations in a general multiprocessor framework, and introduces an analysis methodology which incorporates I/O, CPU, and message costs and which can be adjusted to fit different multiproprocessor architectures.
Duplicate record elimination in large data files
The issue of duplicate elimination for large data files in which many occurrences of the same record may appear is addressed. A comprehensive cost analysis of the duplicate elimination operation is…
Enterprise information integration: successes, challenges and controversies
- A. Halevy, N. Ashish, Vishal Sikka
- Computer ScienceACM SIGMOD Conference
- 14 June 2005
A collection of articles, by individuals who were involved in this industry in various ways, describes some of these experiences and points to the challenges ahead.
A measure of transaction processing power
- D. Bitton, Mark P. Brown, P. Weinberger
- Computer Science, Economics
- 1 April 1985
These benchmarks measure the performance of diverse transaction processing systems and a standard system cost measure is stated and used to define price/performance metrics.
A taxonomy of parallel sorting
- D. Bitton, D. DeWitt, D. K. Hsiao, J. Menon
- Computer ScienceCSUR
- 2 September 1984
This paper analyzes the evolution of research on parallel sorting, from the earliest sorting networks to the shared memory algorithms and the VLSI sorters, and proposes a taxonomy of parallel sorting that includes a broad range of array and file sorting algorithms.
Sorting Large Files on a Backend Multiprocessor
- Micah Beck, D. Bitton, K. Wilkinson
- Computer ScienceIEEE Trans. Computers
- 1 July 1988
The results show that using current, off-the-shelf technology coupled with a streamlined distributed operating system, three- and five-microprocessor configurations, provide a very cost-effective sort of large files.
Arm scheduling in shadowed disks
- D. Bitton
- BusinessDigest of Papers. COMPCON Spring 89. Thirty…
- 27 February 1989
The author focuses on the algorithm based on assigning a read request to the arm that is within the shortest seek distance of the target location, which decreases the expected seek time for reads by 50% and an analysis of seek time based on both a simulation and an analytic model.
AS3AP - An ANSI SQL Standard Scaleable and Portable Benchmark for Relational Database Systems
- C. Turbyfill, C. Orji, D. Bitton
- Computer ScienceThe Benchmark Handbook
- 1991
The Wisconsin Benchmark was created in an attempt to compare backend database machine architectures to software relational database systems running on a general purpose computer.
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