In this digital age, data is everywhere and this overload of
data is putting those that know how to effective
manage and extract information from such mountains of data
into a distinct advantage.
Database systems are thus critical components of todays
software systems.
This second course in database systems
concentrates on the study of the internals of
such database management systems.
That is, we will look "under the hood" to learn about
the key techniques and technologies within database systems.
The knowledge gained
should be useful not only for building data management
type of software but also for most effectively using
a commercial DBMS system.