Formtek: Big Data bringing Big Changes
*Formtek*’s Dick Weisinger, writing about the McKinsey report’s gushing over how Big Data Analytics (BDA), and howit could positively transform our lives: >When applied to applying collected shopper information, big data would give retailers the potential to increase their operating margins by more than 60 percent says the McKinsey report….
SAND Passes the 600 Customer Milestone
MONTREAL, June 1, 2011 — SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB:SNDTF.ob), announced today that they have exceeded the 600-customer milestone. A pioneer in the column database and advanced analytics space, delivering big user populations on big data, SAND has continually pushed the pace of innovation, both with their own customers and with…
Forbes: The Big Opportunity of Big Data
Bill Hewitt, writing for Forbes, goes over some of the big risks, and big rewards, associated with the Big Data revolution: >Not surprisingly, the business of information management – helping organizations make sense of this ever-expanding store of data – is growing tremendously. In just the past few years, Oracle,…
Traditional Data Integration tools aren’t ready for Big Data?
*Storage Newsletter* reports that, according to a Syncsort study of more that 350 IT and business users in North America, traditional data integration tools simply aren’t up to the task of dealing with Big Data. >Growing data volumes and shrinking processing windows pose significant challenges to more than 70 percent…
SAND announces partnership with Averna
Montreal, Canada – May 25, 2011 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of leading column database software today announced a strategic partnership with Averna, a global test engineering company for communications and electronics device makers worldwide. Averna will be embedding SAND’s patented, high-performance analytic database in their test analytics product…
What to look for when you’re considering column store
The first item you need to consider is why choose a column store over the standard row databases such as Oracle or DB2, or even the data partitioning varieties such as Teradata or Netezza. ###1. Do you need a column store? Generally, row-oriented architectures are geared towards OLTP-type workloads which,…
Globe and Mail: Small companies, Big Data
Lynn Greiner, writing for *The Globe and Mail*, points out how small companies aren’t immune from the challenges of dealing with Big Data: >Small used to mean, relatively speaking, small profits, small staff and small buildings. But today, in the information age, small is irrelevant when it comes to data….
Fake 4G networks and crippled column databases
There’s a recent trend among North American mobile carriers to re-brand their 3G cellular networks as “4G”. Originally meant to classify networks approaching 100 Mbps, Sprint began using “4G” for their WiMax network and now – comically – AT&T for their barely 14.4 Mbps HSPA+ phones. Why? It’s easier to…
SAND at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 in Orlando – May 15–18, 2011
SAND Technology will be at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 in Orlando, Florida from May 15–18, 2011. Join SAND experts and product managers to find out how [SAND’s SAP-certified solution](https://www.sandtechnology.com/analytics/native-connectors/nearline-sap/) increases SAP BW performance, lowers costs, stores large amounts of data, helps kickstart HANA, and supports SAP’s recommended ILM and layered…
NYT: When There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Information
Steve Lohr reporting for the *New York Times*, casts the spotlight on the data explosion, and the opportunities it can provide for companies savvy enough to take advantage of it. >In a modern economy, information should be the prime asset — the raw material of new products and services, smarter…