EnterpriseDB Open Sources GridSQL

I wrote about GridSQL and EnterpriseDB a while back. EnterpriseDB bought GridSQL (from Mason who now works at EnterpriseDB) and has been working to improve it. Yesterday, they announced that they are open sourcing it.

GridSQL is really for data warehousing but can be applied to some OLTP/reporting combination databases. What it does is take a query and spread it out to run in parallel against a set of cheap PCs. There is a controller machine, called a coordinator, that keeps track of what is running and where.

Because there is a central point of failure (the coordinator), it is not a high availability solution. But, also because of the coordinator, you can hot swap, add or remove nodes while users are accessing the data. Very cool technology.

LewisC

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A New EnterpriseDB Webinar

I'm doing a "Best Practices on Database Migration" webinar at ITToolbox.com March 12.

I'll talk about ways to make your life easier when doing database migrations.

LewisC

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Open Source Data Integrator Apatar Announces Partnership with EnterpriseDB

Apatar is a provider of open source software tools for the data integration market. Apatar provides data integration to the companies by offering provides support, training, and consulting services for its integration software solutions.

Apatar provides connectivity to EnterpriseDB, Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, Sybase, DB2, MS Access, PostgreSQL, XML, InstantDB, Paradox, BorlandJDataStore, Csv, MS Excel, Qed, HSQL, Compiere ERP, SalesForce.Com, SugarCRM, Goldmine, any JDBC data sources and more.

The free Community Edition is available for download and provides plenty of functionality out of the box. There is a also an Enterprise Edition that provides some additional features. You can compare features in the feature matrix.

"We are pleased to support EnterpriseDB's world-class database solutions as part of our integration practice," said Renat Khasanshyn, founder and CEO of Apatar, Inc. "In today's enterprises, most data integration projects never get built. The ROI (Return on Investment) on the small projects is simply too low to justify bringing in expensive middleware. Apatar entered this market as an open source vendor bringing the ease of drag-and-drop data integration, including with EnterpriseDB databases, to the companies that previously found proprietary data integration, ETL, and EAI software tools expensive and difficult to implement."

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EnterpriseDB CEO Named One of the “Top Leaders in Open Source Business”

EnterpriseDB's CEO, Andy Astor, was named one of 13 “Top Leaders in Open Source Business” by LinuxWorld Magazine. EnterpriseDB was also recently named one of the “Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2008" by Linux Magazine.

This is good news for open source and for people looking to save money on database license fees.

EnterpriseDB sells the open source based Oracle compatible EnterpriseDB Advanced Server as well as a packaged Postgres implementation. EnterpriseDB also offers consulting and training.

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EnterpriseDB: The Definitive Reference for less than $25 USD

If you've thought about buying the book, EnterpriseDB: The Definitive Reference, you should check out A1Books.com. As of right now, 1/22/08, it's going for $24.80 USD (Brand New).

Shipping would depend on your location.

LewisC

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Any interest in a Central Florida EnterpriseDB User Group?

I posted this question on my Postgres Blog. Send me a note if you would be interested.

LewisC

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Win a copy of my EnterpriseDB book

I've been thinking long and hard about how I want to give away a few copies of my book. I will be at the SOUG meeting Thursday, Jan 24th here in Tampa. If you're in the area, stop by. I'm going to have a drawing for a couple of copies that night.

That doesn't really help those people who aren't near by. So, I am going to ask 3 questions and the first two people to answer all three correctly will get a copy.

They won't be hard to answer but the answers might require a little work. I will ask the questions and explain how you will need to respond.

To get the questions, you need to follow me on twitter. You can find my twitter account in various places on the net, including in my blog at ITToolbox.com. You will need to be watching at 9am Eastern time, Jan 12, 2008. Follow and be watching for my questions. I will ask the questions and then explain what to do next.

This contest is open to anyone. If you are outside the US and you win, we can discuss the best way to get you your book.

I hope this is a fun process. That's what I'm shooting for anyway.

Let me know what you think.

LewisC

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