{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629a6154b4e1e70012764c00/6924ae71ab6de17613d1f33e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Xiangyao Yu | Disaggregation: A New Architecture for Cloud Databases | #68","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629a6154b4e1e70012764c00/1764011495808-10602110-4ecc-45ae-8350-ed3b8e91e8ff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Disseminate: The Computer Science Research Podcast</em>, host Jack Waudby sits down with Xiangyao Yu (UW–Madison), one of the leading voices shaping the next generation of cloud-native databases.</p><p><br></p><p>We dive deep into <strong>disaggregation</strong> — the architectural shift transforming how modern data systems are built. Xiangyao breaks down:</p><ul><li>Why <strong>traditional shared-nothing databases</strong> struggle in cloud environments</li><li>How <strong>separating compute and storage</strong> unlocks elasticity, scalability, and cost efficiency</li><li>The evolution of disaggregated systems, from Aurora and Snowflake through to advanced pushdown processing and new modular services</li><li>His team's research on <strong>reinventing core protocols</strong> like 2-phase commit for cloud-native environments</li><li><strong>Real-time analytics</strong>, HTAP challenges, and the Hermes architecture</li><li>Where disaggregation goes next — indexing, query optimizers, materialized views, multi-cloud architectures, and more</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you're a database engineer, researcher, or a practitioner building scalable cloud systems, this episode gives a clear, accessible look into the architecture that’s rapidly becoming the <em>default</em> for modern data platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~yxy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xiangyao Yu's Homepage</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol18/p5527-xiangyao.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Disaggregation: A New Architecture for Cloud Databases [VLDB'25]</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jack Waudby"}