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Mike Stonebraker explores the evolution of database systems, reflecting on the academic origins of Ingress and the subsequent development of Postgres. The discussion delves into the limitations of one-size-fits-all architectures, the complexities of query optimization, and the practical challenges of integrating large language models with structured data systems.

0:00 - Intro 1:03 - How he got into databases 6:43 - Competing with Oracle 9:07 - What made Postgres special 15:55 - One size fits none 21:37 - Why he disagreed with Google 29:14 - Why he chose academia over big tech 30:58 - Replacing state in an OS with a DB 42:02 - Future problems in databases 51:36 - Technical book recommendations to learn databases 52:20 - Advice for younger self 55:52 - Outro

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