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SQL Server DWH Opportunity

SQL Server DWH Opportunity – The Analyst is responsible for analyzing business procedures and problems to define data, data structures and algorithms for data saved to and extracted from the systems database.

The Word on the Street (Teradata, Netezza, Vertica, ParAccel, Greenplum)

I started investigating Google Insight to see what the search volumes are with regard to a few of the competing database technologies. My interest is primarily in Teradata, Netezza, Vertica, ParAccel, and Greenplum. Since text mining

Investment Bank looking for Netezza Resource

Folks,
I just came in contact with a pretty good technical recruiter. He seems genuinely passionate about his career and asked me if I knew any hands-on Netezza resources. I thought

The V-Stick is Coming

What do you get when you combine

A bootable USB Stick
A full blown Linux OS with GUI
Evaluation Version of the Vertica Analytics database Fully installed and configured
Apache/Tomcat Web Server
LogiXML Dashboard Reporting
Sample Data and Dashboards

Introducing the V-Stick
Powered by Vertica and LogiXML

We are currently putting the final touches on a sample dash-board and then will begin testing the [...]

Syncsort SI Certification

Syncsort now has a System Integrator Certification available for DMExpress. I was fortunate enough to have been invited to the training and just received my certification. I must say that I am thoroughly impressedwith how far the DMExpress product has matured since the Syncsort Case Study I published a few years ago.

Syncsort World Record!

Syncsort and Vertica Shatter Database ETL World Record Using HP BladeSystem c-Class
Smash cost & performance barriers by extracting, transforming and loading 5.4 terabytes on HP BladeSystem c-Class in less than one hour

Benefits of Warehouse Virtualization

The flexibility is incredible. Vertica has created a virtual appliance that you can download and test drive. If you don’t have a virtualized environment, you will need to download VMWare’s free VMware Player to run it on your desktop.

New Era of Virtualized Data Warehousing?

Vertica ushers in new era of data warehouse savings, simplicity and scalability through virtualization. Vertica Analytic Database running on VMware helps datacenters consolidate “tera-mart” and data warehouse deployments in virtualized “private cloud” environments.