Ask HN: How do GPUs help in databases

3 pointseyer20168y ago2 comments

From what I've read, the problem with big Data is io not computation. Am I wrong here? Are GPU based databases simply being faster in a subset of problems where the data fits in memory?

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wizzerking8y ago

FRom a series of Google searches and webcrawls i maintain for myself for my middle and upper managers. So this is not technical stuff http://www.infoworld.com/article/3123747/data-center/faster-...

https://blazingdb.com

http://diginomica.com/2016/04/11/do-gpu-optimized-databases-...

https://www.kinetica.com

https://www.mapd.com

and of course many many more scholarly articles through arxiv

arnon8y ago

http://www.sqream.com

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