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by chimtim 3965 days ago
VLDB accepts 150 papers and SIGMOD perhaps another 150. This is just top tier. I am pretty sure science can live without about more than 50% of those papers.

I disagree with the tone of the original comment. But I do not disagree with the sentiment. Just having a large installation does not make it interesting. However, Google's large systems almost always push the boundaries of science -- MapReduce, GFS, Spanner, Distbelief and have been a joy to read.