SplinterDB: A Key-Value Store for Modern Storage Devices - Lecture

Explore a comprehensive database seminar talk on SplinterDB, a key-value store designed for modern storage devices. Delve into the SplinterDB story, learn about VSAN, and understand the external memory model. Examine comparison-based dictionaries and the use of hashing and filters. Investigate optimal data structures, including RoxDB, and explore various tree structures such as B-trees, Epsilon-B trees, and B-Epsilon trees. Discover the concept of buffer rewriting and how it improves lookups. Analyze the innovative Maplist and Maplet structures, addressing low memory concerns and redundant data issues. Gain insights into heap benchmarks, sequential insertions, data flushing techniques, and the benefits of parallel serialization. This in-depth presentation by Alex Conway from VMware Research SplinterDB offers valuable knowledge for database enthusiasts and professionals alike.