Guessing future postgresql features

[Rafael Martinez <r(dot)m(dot)guerrero(at)usit(dot)uio(dot)no>]

Hello

I am preparing a presentation about postgresql for GoOpen2008 [1] in
Norway. I am trying to guess some of the 'main' new features we could
expect to see in the next versions of postgresql.

After reading different documents on Internet, I have this list which I
plan to include in my presentation. Does anyone disagree with it?  ;-)

* Auto-tuning / auto-configuration
* Easy update-in-place - 'pgmigrator'
* More SQL99 and SQL2003 features
* Update-in-place optimizations which enhance OLTP performance
* Auto partitioning / Dynamic partitioning
* External tables interfaces (SQL/MED compliant)
* More exotic datatypes
* More query optimizer improvements
* Elimination of vacuum
* Improve XML support
* Pre-parsing phase that converts non-ISO syntax to supported syntax.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

[1] http://friprog.no/ez/index.php?/nor/English

regards,
-- 
 Rafael Martinez, <r(dot)m(dot)guerrero(at)usit(dot)uio(dot)no>
 Center for Information Technology Services
 University of Oslo, Norway

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