WELCOME . . to the July 2008 issue of the Vertica Newsletter This newsletter -- delivered by email to subscribers -- provides information helpful for Vertica customers and those interested in the benefits of the Vertica Analytic Database.. New Product: Vertica “Corinthian” Preview Release Available… A preview edition of the next release of the Vertica Analytic Database (codenamed “Corinthian”) is available for download to customers and evaluators from the Vertica V-Zone: www.vertica.com/download The focus of the Corinthian release is to deliver a high degree of ANSI SQL-92 compatibility and set the stage for SQL-99 enhancements in follow-on releases. There are also numerous ease of use and integration-related enhancements. The final release will become generally available this fall. New features in the preview release include: Nested sub-queries New join types (Outer, cross, self, and others…) Set operators (Union, Union All) VarChar long string support ODBC/ADO.Net/JDBC enhancements Plus a large number of other customer-requested enhancements. Read more about the “Corinthian” preview release features Request a Vertica Corinthian evaluation copy Webinar Aug 7 - IBM & Vertica: Best ETL Practices for Column Stores Join IBM and Vertica for a webinar featuring Dr. Stan Zdonik and Peter Inzana, Director of Product Management for IBM Information Platform Solutions Group, who will explain how shared-nothing column databases are complemented by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. Register to attend the Vertica / IBM webinar Visit the Vertica Webcast Archives and hear webinars featuring Comcast, NetworkIP, Gartner, Forrester Research and others… New Customer Training & Support Material… Available to Vertica customers and evaluators, the Vertica V-Zone contains a large library of implementation support materials. The following documents were added to the library since the last newsletter: Vertica Database Designer training video Vertica and Mondrian Integration Guide Configuring ODBC UNIX Driver Visit the V-Zone to access these and other support resources: Vertica V-Zone If there are additional support topics you’d like us to address, please let us know: Contact Us Blog Reading: Column DBs versus…. Possibly two of the most frequently asked questions of Vertica are “How does a column database compare with OLAP cubes, ” and “Can’t you get column db performance out of a row-store if you add indexes?” Dr. Sam Madden and Dr. Daniel Abadi, chime in with their thoughts and research on the topics to help you make better-informed decisions about when to use a column db, OLAP or a row-store to handle different analytic workloads. The difference between OLAP Cubes and Column Databases Debunking the myth: Column stored versus Indexes Welcome new Vertica customers… Since last month’s newsletter the following companies have joined the Vertica Analytic Database customer community: Demandbase, nMetrics, FIS Applied Analytics, Keymetric, Iovation and others… To see a list of other Vertica customers and read what they say about using the Vertica Analytic Database, visit: Vertica Customers