SQML: large-scale in-database machine learning with pure SQL

Umar Syed, Sergei Vassilvitskii

Abstract: Many enterprises have migrated their data from an on-site database to a cloud-based database-as-a-service that handles all database-related administrative tasks while providing a simple SQL interface to the end user. Businesses are also increasingly relying on machine learning to understand their customers and develop new products. Given these converging trends, there is a pressing need for database-as-a-service providers to add support for sophisticated machine learning algorithms to the core functionality of their products.