SAND: Analytic Database Performance
SAND’s patented analytic database technology provides the foundation for unparalleled simplicity, flexibility, and performance. SAND’s analytic engine is a highly scalable data management environment, implementing column-oriented, token-based, bit-vector data storage and processing techniques that enable astonishing SQL query performance as well as highly efficient use of standard hardware, network, and…
SAND Technology Announces Launch of SAND CDBMS 6
MONTREAL—July 13, 2010— SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), announced today that SAND CDBMS 6, the next release of its industry-leading massively parallel, column-oriented database management system, will ship this September. Specifically designed to deliver optimal performance for complex analytics on massive and continuously growing amounts of data, SAND CDBMS version…
Reduce costs and increase performance for SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator (BWA) and in-memory database? Yes please!
A short time ago I asked on this blog if SAND CDBMS Nearline for SAP BW could enhance SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator. My question was based on an article from *SearchSAP.com*, but as you know, SAND prefers real world examples and real customer results. Well, during a recent trip to…
Top 5 signs your SAS environment needs SAND CDBMS Nearline
There are several signs that your SAS environment needs SAND CDBMS Nearline for SAS. In my experience, these are the 5 most common: ###1. Extreme data. When the size of your SAS environment is starting to grow, it’s a sign you need SAND CDBMS Nearline. Data growth can creep up…
SAND Technology Announces Availability of SAND CDBMS Nearline for SAS
###New Software Product Enables Simple, Cost-Effective Storage and Easy Access for Large Volumes of SAS Data Montreal, Canada – June 24, 2010 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of leading column-based database software, today announced the launch of its SAND CDBMS Nearline product for SAS environments. Based on SAND’s patented…
Storage is getting cheaper but bandwidth isn't keeping up: how SAND CDBMS Nearline for SAS lightened dunnhumby's load
Dunnhumby handles retail analytics for over 350 million retail customers on behalf of companies like Tesco, Home Depot, and Kroger. When they first approached SAND, they were looking for a solution to help with the data recovery architecture for their SAS implementation. The main problem was the sheer size of…
SAND Technology Announces Third Quarter Results for Fiscal 2010
Montreal, June 23, 2010: SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB:SNDTF), an international provider of column-based database software, today reported a net loss for the three-month period ended April 30, 2010. Highlights for the current third quarter compared to the same quarter last year include: – Revenue of $996,654 in Q3-10 vs. Revenue…
SAND Helps DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer Make Business Sense out of Complex Data Set
The mission of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) is to enhance the fiscal and financial stability, accountability and integrity of the Government of the District of Columbia. The OCFO is responsible for operating and maintaining a coordinated financial management system to budget, collect, control, and properly account…
SAND Technology Names Brian Schwartz as Vice-President of Sales
Montreal, Canada – June 2, 2010 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of leading column-based database software, today announced that Brian Schwartz will be its new Vice-President of Sales. Brian Schwartz comes to SAND with more than 15 years of experience in the software industry focusing on business intelligence, analytics,…
Regarding column-oriented databases (CDBMS), Text Search analytics, and how shouting “first!” doesn’t get you the gold
Whether it’s column-based analytics or the Olympics, if running across the finish line yelling, “I’m first! Look at me! Look at me!” three hours after the race finished got you the gold, athletes would spend a lot of time developing their diaphragms and vocal chords, and much less time putting…