Netezza Underground: The Unauthorized Tales of Derring-do and High-Adventures in Resilient Data Processing Solutions

By David Birmingham

Welcome to the Underground!Ever wanted to know more about the most powerful data processing technology on the planet? Look no further than this foray into the simplest, most effective and easiest-to-implement data appliance that the marketplace has to offer.Get some insight into the data warehousing principles that spawned the genius inside the big black box, how to leverage it to meet critical deadlines, and how to put some serious processing juice to work on a large-scale problem domain.Need some gravity-bending power to shape and mold whole terabytes-at-a-time like they were so much warm cookie dough? Inside are some tricks, tips and opinions on how to make a smooth and clean transition from an underpowered - er - overwhelmed data processing system and into the future of a quietly running appliance - that can inhale and exhale data at scales that will blow your mind.Okay, enough of the hype. Just crack the pages and get moving. This book is for those who already have a machine (and those who might want to just kick the tires). But keep in mind, once you kick the tires, you'll want one. Maybe two.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439207437
• ISBN13: 9781439207437
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Engaging, entertaining and full of useful information

I commend David Birmingham on a book that is at once as lightly entertaining and interesting to read as it is chock full of details about just the kind of performance and operational simplicity that is possible with the Netezza Performance Server (NPS) system. Straightaway from the opening pages, Birmingham's effusive, engaging style and excitement about Netezza's system is apparent, "It inhales, crunches and publishes Libraries-of-Congress-at-a-time - and fast." He also captures the essence of the NPS appliance in an ultra-succinct two-sentence paragraph explaining just why his "Administration Stuff" chapter is so short, "It's an appliance. Put it in the corner and let it work." I couldn't have said it better myself! This book is comprehensive and current - even reflecting some of the more recent announcements from Netezza regarding OnStream programmability, the Netezza Developer Network and analytic appliances. As the guy who is responsible for projecting the Netezza products and our technology direction forward, I want to recommend David Birmingham's book to current and prospective customers and partners alike, or as David himself says on the book's Dedication page, "to Enzees everywhere". --Phil Francisco, VP Product Management & Marketing, Netezza Corporation