Netezza TwinFin Performance, Simplicity And Value Compared to Oracle Exadata In eBook

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Netezza Corporation (NYSE: NZ), the global leader in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances, today published an eBook including a detailed comparison of the Netezza® TwinFin™ data warehouse appliance to the Oracle Exadata appliance.

Takeaways of the eBook include:

Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Data Warehousing: OLTP and data warehousing have fundamentally different requirements. OLTP systems execute many short, small transactions. In contrast, data warehouse systems are characterized by predominantly heavy database read (SELECT) operations with complex queries that are often unpredictable in nature.

Query Performance: Data warehouse systems achieve highest efficiency when all parts – software and hardware – are optimized to their goal. The TwinFin appliance is designed from the ground up as a data warehousing platform. Oracle’s Exadata appliance is an evolution of Oracle’s OLTP platform; and Oracle’s database management system is designed for OLTP where data volumes are relatively modest compared to data warehouses.

Simplicity of Operation: The TwinFin appliance is designed as a simple-to-use platform optimized for data warehousing that frees developers from proprietary languages. Exadata requires Oracle administrators trained and experienced in designing, managing and maintaining complex partitions, files, tablespaces, indices, tables and block/extent sizes.

Value: The TwinFin appliance’s simplicity translates directly to dramatically lower costs of owning and operating data warehouses than is possible with traditional labor-intensive database products such as Oracle’s. In addition, Exadata’s new storage tier adds another layer of complexity for administrators to tune and manage.

About Netezza

Netezza Corporation (NYSE: NZ) is the global leader in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances that dramatically simplify high-performance analytics across an extended enterprise. Netezza’s technology enables organizations to process enormous amounts of captured data at exceptional speed, providing a significant competitive and operational advantage in today’s data-intensive industries, including digital media, energy, financial services, government, health and life sciences, retail and telecommunications. Netezza is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts and has offices in Northern Virginia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, Japan, Korea, Australia and Singapore. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

Netezza® and TwinFin™ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Netezza Corporation. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Glen Zimmerman, +1-508-382-8267
gzimmerman@netezza.com

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