databasesthe
Databasesthe is a fictional multi-model database system described in database theory as a unifying platform for relational, document, and graph data.
In the fictional setting, Databasesthe provides a single storage engine with pluggable access methods, a unified
It uses multi-model storage, supporting table-based relations, document collections, and graph structures, with optional schemas.
Key features include transactional ACID guarantees, MVCC, distributed consensus using Raft, and automatic sharding with multi-node
Architecture includes a query planner that rewrites queries into a common intermediate form, a storage layer
Origin and reception: conceived by researchers in the 2020s as a thought experiment to explore unification;
Use cases: data integration, analytics, rapid prototyping of mixed data models.
Limitations: complexity, performance trade-offs, and the risk of overgeneralization in real-world deployments.