MonetDB is another database that uses a VM [1], using an instruction set called the MonetDB Assembly Language (MAL). I believe it pioneered the technique [2]. T

MonetDB is another database that uses a VM [1], using an instruction set called the MonetDB Assembly Language (MAL). I believe it pioneered the technique [2]. The VM is basically designed to express the query as vectorized functions on columns. [1] https://stratos.seas.harvard.edu/files/MonetDebull2012.pdf https://stratos.seas.harvard.edu/files/MonetDebull2012.pdf [2] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220538804_Database_Architecture_Evolution_Mammals_Flourished_long_before_Dinosaurs_became_Extinct https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220538804_Database_...