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The database community has a healthy interplay between research and development. Virtually all the people and most innovations in database systems can be traced to the research prototypes first describe in research papers. Product groups watch research proto- types with great interest, academics frequently take sabbaticals in industry, and there are many startups. These collaborations are world-wide, largely fostered by SIGMOD and the VLDB- Foundation’s international focus. The ecosystem compensates...