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Unless you have been hiding out in Jurassic Park, you’ve probably heard that most of the IBM PureData System models, aka Netezza, are going the way of the dinosaur this summer. With the announcement of the end of support for one of the first data warehouse appliances, it’s time to look at where to go next. Data warehouse appliances were once the standard in the industry for performance and ease of use, but times have changed. Software-only analytics databases have surpassed their hardware-bundled cousins in a variety of ways such as price per performance and avoiding vendor lock-in. No one wants to get stuck with the technology equivalent of a dinosaur. So, what should you get to replace Netezza? Should you buy another appliance, or buy a software-only analytics database like Vertica?