Dremel: A Decade of Interactive Big-Data Analysis at Google

Google publishes the Dremel paper, detailing its internal system for interactive analysis of very large datasets. This paper outlined the columnar storage format, query execution engine, and overall architecture that would form the foundation of BigQuery.

Significance

This publication openly shared the architectural innovations that made petabyte-scale interactive analysis possible, showcasing Google's pioneering work and setting the stage for BigQuery's eventual public release.