The Evolution of Kuzu: A New Graph Database

In this video I talk to Semih Salihoglu about KuzuDB : A highly scalable, extremely fast, easy to use embeddable Graph Database. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 The Genesis of KuzuDB: From Academic Research to Startup 06:40 Graph Databases 101: Understanding the Basics and Beyond 10:24 When to Opt for a Graph Database: Use Cases and Advantages 19:16 KuzuDB vs. Traditional Databases: A Comparative Analysis 24:39 Inside KuzuDB: Optimizations and Data Ingestion Explained 31:08 Exploring Query Optimizations in Graph Databases 31:34 The Relational Nature of Graph Databases 33:33 Factorization: A Key Optimization Technique 38:50 Integrating New Data Sources and Handling Joins 43:39 Optimizing Write Operations and Index Management 50:23 Comparing Kuzu with Other Graph Databases 58:50 Future Developments and Vision for Kuzu Important links: - History of DBMSs and the IDS, which is the first database in history, which had a graph-based model: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1147376.1147382 is a good paper by CS historian on this history and a must read for everyone interested in the birth of databases as a field. - https://blog.kuzudb.com/post/what-every-gdbms-should-do-and-vision/ blog on the what every GDBMS should do and vision of Kùzu. - The user survey paper that got Semih into GDBMSs. https://arxiv.org/pdf/1709.03188.pdf - Blog on factorization https://blog.kuzudb.com/post/factorization/ - Kùzu's RDFGraphs feature https://docs.kuzudb.com/rdf-graphs/ =============================================================================== For discount on the below courses: Appsync: https://appsyncmasterclass.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Testing serverless: https://testserverlessapps.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Production-Ready Serverless: https://productionreadyserverless.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Use the button, Add Discount and enter "geeknarrator" discount code to get 20% discount. =============================================================================== Follow me on Linkedin and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalyaapte/ and https://twitter.com/thegeeknarrator If you like this episode, please hit the like button and share it with your network. Also please subscribe if you haven't yet. Database internals series: https://youtu.be/yV_Zp0Mi3xs Popular playlists: Realtime streaming systems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4se-mAKKoVOs3VcaP71X_LA- Software Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sf6By03bot5BhKoMgxDUU17 Distributed systems and databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sfLDUnjBJXJGFhhz94jDd_d Modern databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4scSeZAsCUXijtnfW5ARlrsN Stay Curios! Keep Learning!