• DocumentCode
    1282798
  • Title

    IBM Relational Database Systems: The Early Years

  • Author

    Wade, Bradford W. ; Chamberlin, Donald D.

  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    The relational data model, proposed by E.F. Codd in 1970, inspired several research projects at IBM and elsewhere. Among these was System R, which demonstrated the commercial viability of relational database systems. This article describes the research challenges faced by the System R team and how the technology they created has influenced the development of the modern database industry.
  • Keywords
    IBM computers; relational databases; IBM relational database systems; database industry; system R team; Data models; Database systems; History; Relational databases; Software development; DB2; E.F. (Ted) Codd; IBM; SQL; System R; database industry; history of computing; relational database systems; relational databases;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2012.48
  • Filename
    6297962