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Microsoft Research's paper on scalable GPU acceleration for scalar functions in analytical databases received an honorable mention at VLDB 2026, showcasing advancements in compilation and optimization techniques.
SAGE introduces a unified logical and physical framework for AI functions in SQL using three primitives (AI_SCALAR, AI_AGG, AI_JOIN) to optimize execution, significantly reducing model calls and costs.
Orasort, Oracle's patented column-sorting algorithm that achieves 5x faster sorting, entered the public domain after its patent expired in 2024, enabling cloud companies and open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL to integrate it.