Amazon.com Deploys Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance.CHICAGO -- Leading Online Retailer Selects the Netezza Performance Server The Netezza Performance Server is a network attached computer appliance currently sold by Netezza. As an appliance, it includes an embedded copy of Linux, a customized version of the open source PostgreSQL relational database, built-in storage, and an embedded processor (R) (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) (R)) System to Power Clickstream The trail of mouse clicks made by a user performing a particular operation on the computer. It often refers to linking from one page to another on the Web. Data Analysis Netezza Corporation today announced that Amazon.com has deployed the Netezza Performance Server(R) (NPS(R)) system to power clickstream data analysis. Netezza provides Amazon.com with an analysis platform that can scale to accommodate terabytes of detailed clickstream analyses at a moment's notice. Amazon.com chose the NPS 8650 system based on its ability to deliver query response times faster than any other alternative it had considered. The Netezza data warehouse appliance Data Warehouse Appliance A data warehouse (DW) appliance is an integrated set of servers, storage, OS, DBMS and software specifically pre-installed and pre-optimized for data warehousing. provides Amazon.com with a high-performance, low-maintenance system that can query data in near real-time, delivering faster and deeper analysis capabilities on terabytes of information. "Amazon.com is a data driven company," said Mark Dunlap, Director of Business Intelligence, Amazon.com. "The data analysis capabilities provided by the Netezza system will be an important component in helping us make smart decisions for our customers." "Our relationship with Amazon.com demonstrates the power and scalability of the Netezza Performance Server system to serve the world's largest enterprise data centers," said Jit Saxena, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder, Netezza Corp. "We are pleased to add Amazon.com to the growing list of Fortune 500 companies that are able to translate the unbeatable performance of the Netezza data warehouse appliance into improved customer service." The Netezza Performance Server system is the market-leading data warehouse appliance, built specifically to analyze terabytes of detailed data 10 to 50 times faster than existing data warehouse options, at half the cost. The NPS system stores, filters and processes terabytes of records within a single unit, analyzing only the relevant information for each query. Netezza has placed the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. power next to the data, allowing the NPS system to speed through processes that would occupy most data warehouse systems for hours, or even days, thereby enabling dramatic increases in productivity across the organization. Customers who have recognized the performance benefits of Netezza's approach include Ahold USA, Amazon.com, Cingular Wireless, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks, Epsilon, Orange UK, Premier, Inc., Shoppers Drug Mart For the Washington, DC area grocery chain, see . Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation TSX: SC is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1000 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart across 9 provinces and 2 territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec. Corporation and The TJX Companies. About Netezza Corporation Netezza is the market-leading provider of enterprise-class data warehouse appliances that deliver breakthrough performance and ease-of-use at a fraction of the cost of traditional data warehouses. The Netezza Performance Server system enables Fortune 1000 customers with terabytes of dynamic, detailed data to dramatically simplify even the most complex Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives. By architecturally integrating database, server and storage within a single appliance, the NPS system delivers 10 to 50 times the performance at half the cost of existing systems. Founded in 2000 and based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. The Company has raised more than $68M from leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , including Matrix Partners, Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Orange Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Meritech Capital Partners. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com. |
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