database student wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a database Ph.D. student who is currently looking for research
> topics for my thesis. I am very interested in identifying and solving
> real problems faced by database users. Unfortunately, due to
> environmental constraints, I don't have much chance to interact with
> real world database users. Would any of you kindly let me know some
> real problems you are facing based on your experience of using
> databases? Any suggestion for potential research topics is greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot.
An obvious one would be management of massive volumes of data, when
users are demanding faster response time, management is demanding less
db downtime (read-->NO downtime), and the CFO et al are pushing for
spending cuts.
In other words, do the impossible, yesterday, on a shoestring budget. ;)
Received on Thu Nov 18 2004 - 13:34:39 CST
