Energize Your Business Data – Cloud-Source It!

Christopher RajiahPosted on by

Earlier this month, Rackspace and Actian were excited to announce their entrance into the Rackspace® Hosting partner program, bringing the power and analytical performance of Vectorwise to the cloud. The new Vectorwise Cloud, which will be available this coming May, is a platform that leverages the Rackspace Cloud infrastructure and enables companies to take action on their big data without the need for complex and expensive in-house infrastructure.

With this partnership, Rackspace and Actian commit to providing the flexible, on-demand computing environments that organizations demand. It’s not enough for organizations to store their data only – they also need to [...] Continue Reading…

A Face Like a Map of Ireland

Emma McGrattanPosted on by

After living in the US for over a dozen years I’m almost fluent in the language, but I’m still taken by surprise every so often.  The latest incident was when a friend referred to me as having “a face like a map of Ireland”.   In Ireland that means that you’re so decrepit that the lines on your face resemble a map.  In the US, it apparently means that you look typically Irish – well either that or my friend, Leslie, can think very fast on her feet.

So what’s this got to do with Ingres?  Immediately before the launch of [...] Continue Reading…

Dell Announces Another Set of Benchmark Records with Vectorwise

Fred GallagherPosted on by

Dell announced a set of records for the TPC-H benchmarks today: http://dell.to/R720-TPCH

Naturally, Actian is delighted to work with Dell to establish new bests in performance (QphH) and price-performance ($/QphH) for this industry-recognized benchmark at scale factors of 100GB and 300GB on the Dell R720.

If your company has a need to take smart action on big data, take a look at Vectorwise. Visit our news section, where a number of our customers and partners have shared stories of their experience with Vectorwise including descriptions of the benefits of the performance gains and affordability of Vectorwise, and how it is the ideal data [...] Continue Reading…

Why We’re So Excited About Intel’s Xeon E5: Pumping Up The Speed!

Fred GallagherPosted on by

Last week, Intel formerly unveiled its Xeon E5 processor. With a host of new features and performance that’s speculated to be much, much faster than Intel’s previous processors, excitement over the E5 is palpable. So what does it mean for us?

For our customers, this means Vectorwise’s already outstanding performance will continue to blow away the competition, providing awesome insight into big data while still remaining affordable.

We have been a part of Intel’s journey from the start. With Vectorwise, we were the first company to take advantage of Intel’s advanced chip capabilities in a relational database. We’ve proven time after [...] Continue Reading…

You’ll Get Nothing and Like It

Greg WoodPosted on by

My favorite celebrity golfer is Bill Murray, who reminds me what I love about golf….and one of his finest movies, Caddyshack.

There’s a great scene where “at the turn” of a round of golf, Spalding Smails is contemplating what he will get at the snack shack…..”I want a hamburger. No, cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips”……at which point his grandfather, Judge Smails (Ted Knight), interrupts him and says, “You’ll get nothing and like it!”

CFOs are like Judge Smails when it comes to IT spending. In 2008/09, businesses were forced to cut costs [...] Continue Reading…