GAMMA - A High Performance Dataflow Database Machine
Summary: Gamma, a high-performance dataflow database machine. A 20-node VAX 11/750 prototype demonstrates parallel dataflow query processing with hashing-based algorithms and pipelined inter-process data to minimize control overhead. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time
Authors
- 1. David J. DeWitt (University of Wisconsin)
- 2. Goetz Graefe (University of Wisconsin)
- 3. Krishna B. Kumar (University of Wisconsin)
- 4. Robert H. Gerber (University of Wisconsin)
- 5. Michael L. Heytens (University of Wisconsin)
- 6. M. Muralikrishna (University of Wisconsin)
BibTeX Citation
@article{dewitt_vldb86,
title = {{GAMMA - A High Performance Dataflow Database Machine}},
author = {DeWitt, David J. and Graefe, Goetz and Kumar, Krishna B. and Gerber, Robert H. and Heytens, Michael L. and Muralikrishna, M.},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '86},
volume = {12},
pages = {228--237},
year = {1986}
}Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,145 | Decomposition of Relational Schemata into Components Defined by Both Projection and Restriction | 1988 | PODS | 5.093636e-05 |
Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
Showing 9 of 9 cited papers.
Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Access Path Selection in a Relational Database Management System | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.0024089429 |
| 7 | Implementation Techniques For Main Memory Database Systems | 1984 | SIGMOD | 0.00083340894 |
| 45 | Benchmarking Database Systems: A Systematic Approach | 1983 | VLDB | 0.00045531113 |
| 80 | Hashing Methods and Relational Algebra Operations | 1984 | VLDB | 0.00036536643 |
| 152 | Multiprocessor Hash-Based Join Algorithms | 1985 | VLDB | 0.00029038365 |
| 2,163 | Parallel Algorithms and Their Implementation in MICRONET | 1982 | VLDB | 9.0545802e-05 |
| 2,399 | Performance Evaluation of the Statistical Aggregation by Categorization in the SM3 System | 1984 | SIGMOD | 8.6307399e-05 |
| 2,857 | Overview of the Jasmin Database Machine | 1984 | SIGMOD | 8.029871e-05 |
| 5,550 | Recovery Architectures for Multiprocessor Database Machines | 1985 | SIGMOD | 6.178647e-05 |
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