https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:17:42 -0500https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2026/01/2025-databases-retrospective.html<p>The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.</p>Andy PavloSun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2026-01-04:/~pavlo/blog/2026/01/2025-databases-retrospective.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2025/01/2024-databases-retrospective.html<p>Andy rises from the ashes of his dead startup and discusses what happened in 2024 in the database game.</p>Andy PavloWed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2025-01-01:/~pavlo/blog/2025/01/2024-databases-retrospective.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2024/01/2023-databases-retrospective.html<p>Andy recounts the rise of vector databases to SQL:2023 to MariaDB troubles and the FAA outage in 2023.</p>Andy PavloThu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2024-01-04:/~pavlo/blog/2024/01/2023-databases-retrospective.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2023/06/yes-postgresql-has-problems-but-were-sticking-with-it.html<p>Andy explores ways to optimize PostgreSQL for each of the problems caused by the implementation of multi-version concurrency control in PostgreSQL.</p>Andy PavloWed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2023-06-07:/~pavlo/blog/2023/06/yes-postgresql-has-problems-but-were-sticking-with-it.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2023/04/the-part-of-postgresql-we-hate-the-most.html<p>As much as Andy loves PostgreSQL, there is one part that is terrible and causes many headaches for people. Learn what it is and why it sucks.</p>Andy PavloWed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2023-04-26:/~pavlo/blog/2023/04/the-part-of-postgresql-we-hate-the-most.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2022/12/2022-databases-retrospective.html<p>Andy is back with his analysis of the database world in 2022, including VC funding, blockchains, and Larry Ellison.</p>Andy PavloSat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2022-12-31:/~pavlo/blog/2022/12/2022-databases-retrospective.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2022/03/database-ten-commandments.html<p>In memory of Biggie Smalls, Andy Pavlo presents his 10 Database Commandments - street rules for database management.</p>Andy PavloWed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2022-03-09:/~pavlo/blog/2022/03/database-ten-commandments.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2021/12/2021-databases-retrospective.html<p>Andy's take on 2021 database industry happenings - PostgreSQL, Performance Wars, Passings, and Larry Ellison.</p>Andy PavloTue, 28 Dec 2021 02:18:19 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2021-12-28:/~pavlo/blog/2021/12/2021-databases-retrospective.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2021/09/you-are-overpaying-jeff-bezos-for-your-databases.html<p>Andy discusses why Jeff Bezos's Amazon Web Services makes you overpay for your database management systems.</p>Andy PavloThu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2021-09-30:/~pavlo/blog/2021/09/you-are-overpaying-jeff-bezos-for-your-databases.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2020/03/on-naming-a-database-management-system.html<p>Andy deliberates over naming schemes for database management systems.</p>Andy PavloThu, 19 Mar 2020 07:18:01 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2020-03-19:/~pavlo/blog/2020/03/on-naming-a-database-management-system.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2018/11/an-updated-guide-on-where-to-apply-for-a-phd-in-databases-in-the-us-2018.html<p>Andy provides an updated list of US database researchers as a guide for students applying to Ph.D. programs in 2018.</p>Andy PavloFri, 09 Nov 2018 04:25:01 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2018-11-09:/~pavlo/blog/2018/11/an-updated-guide-on-where-to-apply-for-a-phd-in-databases-in-the-us-2018.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2018/04/what-is-a-self-driving-database-management-system.html<p>Andy discusses what it means to have a self-driving database management system and whether it is even possible to build one.</p>Andy PavloMon, 09 Apr 2018 12:46:18 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2018-04-09:/~pavlo/blog/2018/04/what-is-a-self-driving-database-management-system.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2017/03/building-a-new-database-management-system-in-academia.html<p>Andy muses over whether it is possible to build a DBMS in academia and on using Postgres as a starting point.</p>Andy PavloMon, 20 Mar 2017 21:54:17 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2017-03-20:/~pavlo/blog/2017/03/building-a-new-database-management-system-in-academia.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/10/where-to-apply-for-a-phd-in-database-systems-in-the-us-2016.html<p>Andy provides a list of his favorite database researchers in the US as a guide for students applying to graduate school.</p>Andy PavloMon, 03 Oct 2016 15:45:22 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-10-03:/~pavlo/blog/2016/10/where-to-apply-for-a-phd-in-database-systems-in-the-us-2016.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/08/chasing-the-dragon-of-oltp-databases.html<p>Andy comes clean and talks about overcoming his database performance addiction problem.</p>Andy PavloWed, 03 Aug 2016 12:07:04 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-08-03:/~pavlo/blog/2016/08/chasing-the-dragon-of-oltp-databases.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/07/my-favorite-database-shirts.html<p>Andy reviews his favorite NoSQL and NewSQL database shirts.</p>Andy PavloTue, 26 Jul 2016 09:31:11 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-07-26:/~pavlo/blog/2016/07/my-favorite-database-shirts.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/07/carnegie-mellon-database-application-catalog.html<p>Andy announces a new on-line repository of ready-to-run database applications.</p>Andy PavloTue, 05 Jul 2016 09:49:30 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-07-05:/~pavlo/blog/2016/07/carnegie-mellon-database-application-catalog.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/05/new-database-system-internals-course.html<p>Andy reflects on his laborious effort to teach a new course on database system internals.</p>Andy PavloFri, 20 May 2016 15:15:22 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-05-20:/~pavlo/blog/2016/05/new-database-system-internals-course.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2016/04/should-you-email-a-professor-during-admissions-season.html<p>Andy discusses whether a prospective Ph.D. applicant should email a faculty member.</p>Andy PavloFri, 22 Apr 2016 09:23:04 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2016-04-22:/~pavlo/blog/2016/04/should-you-email-a-professor-during-admissions-season.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2015/10/how-to-write-a-bad-statement-for-a-computer-science-phd-admissions-application.html<p>Andy discuss examples of bad statements sent to CMU's Ph.D. admissions committee in hope that others don't make the same mistake.</p>Andy PavloThu, 01 Oct 2015 09:46:23 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2015-10-01:/~pavlo/blog/2015/10/how-to-write-a-bad-statement-for-a-computer-science-phd-admissions-application.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2015/09/the-next-50-years-of-databases.html<p>Andy attempts to revive his blog by predicting what databases will look like in the year 2065.</p>Andy PavloThu, 24 Sep 2015 19:37:31 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2015-09-24:/~pavlo/blog/2015/09/the-next-50-years-of-databases.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2014/09/open-problems-in-transaction-processing-part-2.html<p>Andy prognosticates on the problems of using future many-core CPUs for OLTP database systems.</p>Andy PavloMon, 08 Sep 2014 08:39:59 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2014-09-08:/~pavlo/blog/2014/09/open-problems-in-transaction-processing-part-2.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2014/06/open-problems-in-transaction-processing-part-1.html<p>Andy pontificates on open problems of non-volatile memory in OLTP systems research.</p>Andy PavloTue, 17 Jun 2014 15:55:05 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2014-06-17:/~pavlo/blog/2014/06/open-problems-in-transaction-processing-part-1.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2013/12/fall-2013-research.html<p>Andy regales everyone with the research projects from his first semester.</p>Andy PavloFri, 20 Dec 2013 22:46:32 -0500tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2013-12-20:/~pavlo/blog/2013/12/fall-2013-research.htmlbloghttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2013/08/andy-gets-a-blog.html<p>Andy starts writing a blog and reflects on the recent job search. People will sing songs about this day for years to come.</p>Andy PavloMon, 26 Aug 2013 12:19:22 -0400tag:www.cs.cmu.edu,2013-08-26:/~pavlo/blog/2013/08/andy-gets-a-blog.htmlblog