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The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.

Andy rises from the ashes of his dead startup and discusses what happened in 2024 in the database game.

Andy recounts the rise of vector databases to SQL:2023 to MariaDB troubles and the FAA outage in 2023.

Andy explores ways to optimize PostgreSQL for each of the problems caused by the implementation of multi-version concurrency control in PostgreSQL.

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.

Andy is back with his analysis of the database world in 2022, including VC funding, blockchains, and Larry Ellison.

In memory of Biggie Smalls, Andy Pavlo presents his 10 Database Commandments - street rules for database management.

Andy's take on 2021 database industry happenings - PostgreSQL, Performance Wars, Passings, and Larry Ellison.

Andy discusses why Jeff Bezos's Amazon Web Services makes you overpay for your database management systems.

Andy deliberates over naming schemes for database management systems.

Andy provides an updated list of US database researchers as a guide for students applying to Ph.D. programs in 2018.

Andy discusses what it means to have a self-driving database management system and whether it is even possible to build one.

Andy muses over whether it is possible to build a DBMS in academia and on using Postgres as a starting point.

Andy provides a list of his favorite database researchers in the US as a guide for students applying to graduate school.

Andy comes clean and talks about overcoming his database performance addiction problem.

Andy reviews his favorite NoSQL and NewSQL database shirts.

Andy announces a new on-line repository of ready-to-run database applications.

Andy reflects on his laborious effort to teach a new course on database system internals.

Andy discusses whether a prospective Ph.D. applicant should email a faculty member.

Andy discuss examples of bad statements sent to CMU's Ph.D. admissions committee in hope that others don't make the same mistake.

Andy attempts to revive his blog by predicting what databases will look like in the year 2065.

Andy prognosticates on the problems of using future many-core CPUs for OLTP database systems.

Andy pontificates on open problems of non-volatile memory in OLTP systems research.

Andy regales everyone with the research projects from his first semester.

Andy starts writing a blog and reflects on the recent job search. People will sing songs about this day for years to come.