# The Next 50 Years of Databases

DevFeed: [The Next 50 Years of Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-next-50-years-of-databases-33699.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2015/09/the-next-50-years-of-databases.html>)

Author: Andy Pavlo

Published: 2015-09-24T23:37:31Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Andy Pavlo - Carnegie Mellon University](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andy-pavlo-carnegie-mellon-university.md>)

Topics: [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [space](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/space.md>)

## AI overview

Andy examines the history and present state of database systems before offering a personal vision of what they may look like in 2065. The article discusses early systems such as IBM IMS, System R, and INGRES, along with changing workloads and architectures.

## Source excerpt

Andy attempts to revive his blog by predicting what databases will look like in the year 2065.