Netezza and Composite Software Unveil Netezza Data Virtualizer

Netezza Corporation, a dealer in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances and Composite Software, a privately held, Silicon Valley-based corporation, have announced the release of the Netezza (News - Alert) Data Virtualizer solution that is designed to help quicken and optimize the integration of data stored across multiple Netezza appliances.

Composite Software has stated that organizations with disparate and complex information environments count on them to increase data agility, cut costs and reduce risks. The new Data Virtualizer is powered by Composite and can be used to get an integrated view of data that is physically distributed across multiple Netezza appliances. The solution sends query results to reporting and analytic apps while Netezza appliances continue to manage their data.

Netezza has claimed that they offer data warehouse and analytic appliances that dramatically simplify high-performance analytics across an extended enterprise. By deploying these appliances organizations can process enormous amounts of captured data at exceptional speed, realizing a significant competitive and operational advantage in today's data-intensive industries.

Officials with Netezza has opinioned that as the enterprise-wide scale of their data analytics' needs continue to grow, their customers have exacting performance expectations for their BI applications. Composite's deep knowledge of data virtualization and the collaboration between their companies' engineers mean this product will provide high performance for their customers' BI applications regardless of the data's physical location within a grid of Netezza appliances.

A research director associated with Bloor Research has exclaimed that Netezza has a vision for the future of data warehousing and analytics called NSight - and this release is a significant step on the path to the fulfillment of that vision. Furthermore, it showcases the power and flexibility of Composite's market leading data virtualization platform. This is a valuable combination that is unique in the market.

Composite has stated that as enterprises expand their Netezza deployments, it is only natural that they want to gain an even higher return by integrating these important analytic environments. Netezza and they have engineered a complete and cost-effective solution that meets these needs while delivering the agility, performance and reliability levels these enterprises require.

The Netezza Data Virtualizer will be licensed and supported by Netezza. The product is planned to be generally available early in the second half of calendar year 2010.

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