The Case for a Structured Approach to Managing Unstructured Data
Summary: Argues DB community must adopt a structured approach to managing unstructured data - leveraging lessons from relational systems - to avoid ceding leadership to AI/IR/Web and industry players. Outlines concrete principles and implications for non-relational data and the field's identity. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. AnHai Doan (University of Wisconsin)
- 2. Jeffrey F. Naughton (University of Wisconsin)
- 3. Akanksha Baid (University of Wisconsin)
- 4. Xiaoyong Chai (University of Wisconsin)
- 5. Fei Chen (University of Wisconsin)
- 6. Ting Chen (University of Wisconsin)
- 7. Eric Chu (University of Wisconsin)
- 8. Pedro DeRose (University of Wisconsin)
- 9. Byron Gao (University of Wisconsin)
- 10. Chaitanya Gokhale (University of Wisconsin)
- 11. Jiansheng Huang (University of Wisconsin)
- 12. Warren Shen (University of Wisconsin)
- 13. Ba-Quy Vuong (University of Wisconsin)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{doan_cidr09,
address = {Amsterdam, Netherlands},
series = {{CIDR} '09},
title = {{The Case for a Structured Approach to Managing Unstructured Data}},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {Conference} on {Innovative} {Data} {Systems} {Research}},
author = {Doan, AnHai and Naughton, Jeffrey F. and Baid, Akanksha and Chai, Xiaoyong and Chen, Fei and Chen, Ting and Chu, Eric and DeRose, Pedro and Gao, Byron and Gokhale, Chaitanya and Huang, Jiansheng and Shen, Warren and Vuong, Ba-Quy},
year = {2009}
}
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