Introduction

• POSTGRES “Backend” functions

• Implementation Details and Design Discussion

• Evolution of POSTGRES from Version 1 to Version 2.1

• POSTGRES and Other Research Projects

Notes:

• 1 Papers only talk about the backend functions of the POSTGRES DBMS.
  

• 2. The Implementation of POSTGRES- Describes design discussions, complications, and pros/cons

• THE POSTGRES Next Generation DBMS is a more general overview. It has less design decision validation.

• 3. Provide the implementation of Version 1 with the changes in Version 2.1

• Version 1- October 1989

• Version2- June 1991

• 4. POSTGRES used in many other research projects- Sequoia 2000 covered in class.