A top-k query retrieves the k highest scoring tuples from a data set with respect to a scoring function defined on the attributes of a tuple. The efficient evaluation of top-k q...
Gautam Das, Dimitrios Gunopulos, Nick Koudas, Niko...
Given the scale of massively parallel systems, occurrence of faults is no longer an exception but a regular event. Periodic checkpointing is becoming increasingly important in the...
— The conventional wisdom has been that IP is the natural protocol layer for implementing multicast related functionality. However, more than a decade after its initial proposal,...
A multi-tenant database system for Software as a Service (SaaS) should offer schemas that are flexible in that they can be extended for different versions of the application and d...
Stefan Aulbach, Dean Jacobs, Alfons Kemper, Michae...
The performance requirements for contemporary microprocessors are increasing as rapidly as their number of applications grows. By accelerating the clock, performance can be gained...