Analyst and Third-Party Reports

Rick F. van der Lans Technical Whitepaper:
Using SQL-MapReduce for Advanced Analytical Queries
In this report, analyst Rick van der Lans: explains how to supercharge advanced analytical workloads; compare methods for extending SQL with user-defined functions and MapReduce; and provides real-world case studies from MySpace and Eightfold Logic.

Neil Raden Research Report:
Advanced In-Database Analytics Done Right
In this report, analyst Neil Raden explains: areas in your business where you can apply advanced analytics; considerations for choosing the right analytic platform; the difference between tradtional and advanced in-database analytics; and how to keep up with hardware as processing power increases.

Ovum Technology Audit
Aster Data nCluster 4.5
nCluster offers an innovative approach to data warehousing and should be considered by organizations that either manage large volumes of data for data-driven applications, or have intensive analytical applications.

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse
Database Management Systems
According to the report, "The data warehouse DBMS market is changing, with new entrants, new appliances and shifting demands." Then Gartner outlines "vendors' capabilities to meet the new demands created by connected applications, exploding data volumes and the resulting mixed workload."

WinterCorp Whitepaper: Aster Data nCluster - A New Architecture for Data Analytics
Many enterprises find their analytic data requirements and opportunities growing rapidly. Businesses want scalable, reliable and eocnomical solutions for these needs.

Forrester Report: In-Database Analytics - The Heart of the Predictive Enterprise
With in-database analytics, enterprises migrate their predictive analysis, data mining, and other compute-intensive analytic functions from separate, standalone applications to execute in the enterprise data warehouse.

Forrester Report: Massive But Agile - Best Practices for Scaling the Next-Generation Data Warehouse
Information and knowledge management (I&KM) professionals continue to expand the scale, scope, and deployment roles for their enterprise data warehouse (EDW) investments.

Beyond Reporting: Requirements for Large-Scale Analytics
TDWI Research Director Wayne Eckerson explains how organizations can increase the value of their data investments by moving beyond reporting to empower business analysts with data-driven applications.

The 451 Group: Aster Data Positions nCluster as a 'Data-Application Server'
The new Data-Application Server makes a lot of sense, given the ability to embed analytic applications.