A History of How Hardware Impacted Database Software

Many of the significant advances in database software have been driven by attempts to get around limitations in database hardware technology. This talk will walk through the big innovations in database technology over time to see what limits were removed and what limits were exposed by each advance. The point will not be nostalgia, but to see if we can find a trend line that helps us to see where tech will go next. I’ll offer my wacky idea at the end.