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Mike Stonebraker’s Two Bullets. Michael Stonebraker Adjunct Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (stonebraker@lcs.mit.edu). Bullet 1: Semantic Heterogeneity. Achilles heel of data warehouse projects And information integration And soon of web services
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Mike Stonebraker’s Two Bullets Michael Stonebraker Adjunct Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (stonebraker@lcs.mit.edu)
Bullet 1: Semantic Heterogeneity • Achilles heel of data warehouse projects • And information integration • And soon of web services • Easy part is euros to/from dollars • Harder is French salary to/from U.S. salary • Hardest is latex gloves to/from rubber hand protectors
Bullet 1: Semantic Heterogeneity • Worked on ever since I have been an adult • With little progress • At some point we need to work on the important stuff…..
Bullet 2: Google for Structured Data • What is the current temperature in Lowell? • Is Flight 214 on time? • Where can I buy pocket protectors?
Bullet 2: Google for Structured Data • Data model • Not likely to be text • Query language • NL doesn’t work (and won’t anytime soon) • Integration of 10** 6 sites • Semantic heterogeneity…… • Site finding --UDDI is a start • Scalability -- 10**6 gateways?