Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Release 2 of the Oracle Database 11g is now generally available on Linux and will be for Windows, UNIX and other platforms in due course. As one might expect there is a lot in it, so I'll pick some...
Madison
The Madison was, of course, a dance. And it's where all those bridges are. But it's also the codename that Microsoft is using for its development of the technology it acquired when it bought...
Surfing in Hawaii
Kalido has announced the Kalido KONA Information Appliance. Of course, as you will know, Kona is the word for capital in Hawaiian and, since the appliance is based on the Netezza TwinFin, the...
Going to the Xtreme
I recently discussed XtremeData's DBx appliance. I now have more details. As I mentioned before it is based on PostgreSQL but only the front-end of that has been retained while the back-end has...
The Ingres VectorWise project
In case you missed it, Ingres and VectorWise recently announced that they would be bringing a joint offering to the data warehousing market next year. The various press and other commentary on this...
The warehouse has gone missing – damn!
We will shortly be publishing my latest opus on data warehousing or, rather, on analytic warehousing. More about that when the time comes. But, of course, there's always stuff that you discover...
The optimal warehouse
Suppose you wanted the best possible combination of features to provide ultimate performance in data warehousing? Actually, you probably do. What would this look like? Well, to begin with you...
The future of data mining
IBM's recent announcement that it is to acquire SPSS not only has implications in terms of the completeness of IBM's analytics offering but it also has ramifications for the future of data mining...
Vertica turns up performance
At TDWI this week, Vertica has announced version 3.5 of its eponymous product. This has two major features: FlexStore and MapReduce. Both of these merit discussion. Vertica is column-based....
Surfing to a warehouse near you
The big news at TDWI this week was the announcement of Netezza TwinFin. Surfers amongst you will know that a twinfin is a surf board with twin fins at the back: they are supposed to be extremely...