Dive into the world of advanced database systems with this comprehensive course from Carnegie Mellon University. Explore the evolution of databases, in-memory architectures, query compilation, concurrency control mechanisms, indexing strategies, storage models, and optimization techniques. Learn about logging protocols, checkpoints, networking in databases, and query execution methods. Delve into parallel join algorithms, vectorized execution, and handling larger-than-memory databases. Gain insights into modern database systems running on new hardware and hear from industry experts. Equip yourself with cutting-edge knowledge to design and implement high-performance database systems for today's data-driven world.