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The 1-petabyte Barrier Is Crumbling

CurtMonash writes "I had been a database industry analyst for a decade before I found 1-gigabyte databases to write about. Now it is 15 years later, and the 1-petabyte barrier is crumbling. Specifically, we are about to see data warehouses — running on commercial database management systems — that contain over 1 petabyte of actual user data. For example, Greenplum is slated to have two of them within 60 days. Given how close it was a year ago, Teradata may have crossed the 1-petabyte mark by now too. And by the way, Yahoo already has a petabyte+ database running on a home-grown system. Meanwhile, the 100-terabyte mark is almost old hat. Besides the vendors already mentioned above, others with 100+ terabyte databases deployed include Netezza, DATAllegro, Dataupia, and even SAS.

Go ogle Australia?s Great Barrier Reef on Google Maps!

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PHOTOS: Strange New Species Found at Great Barrier Reef

September 18, 2008--A comb jelly trips the light fantastic as it pulses off Heron Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef complex.

Quantum strangeness breaks the light barrier

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Strange New Species Found at Great Barrier Reef

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Ninja Gaiden II Breaks One Million Barrier

Microsoft Game Studios and Tecmo jointly announced today that Ryu Hayabusa's latest hour, Ninja Gaiden II, has sold over one million copies worldwide in a span of just a little over two months.

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IBM Flash Memory Breaks 1 Million IOPS Barrier

alphadogg writes to tell us that IBM is claiming a victory on the flash storage front. Their new research project "Quicksilver" is claiming data transfer speeds of more than 1 million input/output operations per second (IOPS). "IBM said Quicksilver is two and a half times faster than its own SAN Volume Controller coupled with IBM's DS4700 storage. It would also be two and a half times faster than technology from Texas Memory Systems, which says it has the world's fastest storage with an IOPS rate of 400,000. "

Poor Word Of Mouth Is Top eRetail Barrier In China

Chinese consumers are more likely than consumers in more developed markets in Asia to rely on others for advice before purchasing something. Consequently, bad word of mouth is an important reason why many Chinese consumers don't purchase online. Social technologies present a major brand building opportunity to reinforce trust with potential online customers. In metropolitan China, Netizens (whether they shop online or not) are already heavy social media technology users. To get Chinese online shopping holdouts to purchase products online, online retail companies should start to look into implementing social media platforms on their Web sites.

Clopay(R) Selects TIE for Fully Integrated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Outsourcing Solution

Leading Garage Door, Embossed Barrier and Breathable Plastic Film Manufacturer selects TIE's EDI Outsourcing Services for Supply Chain Efficiency

Ceramic Nanotechnology Applied to Metal Restoration to Create Fuel-Savings Product with Large Market Potential

The value of ceramic as a thermal barrier and for protection against corrosion has been proven in thousands of applications over the last five decades in the electronics industry, and in other products. Ceramic coatings, achieved through a physiochemical process, can create a ceramic-metal structure that reduces friction in metal-to-metal environments. Increasing fuel economy through friction reduction is the most common objective. The problem has been the cumbersome and labor-intensive task of treating metal surfaces in an existing engine, transmission or other in-service equipment, since it typically necessitates disassembly, reassembly and retuning.

Linux Preinstalls Rocket to Three Per Cent

Then it broke the two per cent barrier in May after the latest release of Ubuntu, the strain of Linux most capable of kicking Microsoft in the shins.".

Bullet-proof bras for German police

The new underwear was developed as a second barrier of defence after normal bras were found to cause injuries while on duty, reports the Daily Telegraph.

MIT Probe Could Aid Quantum Computing

MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking.

New probe could aid quantum computing

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking. Ever since Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman first proposed the theory of quantum computing more than two decades ago, researchers have been working to build such a device.

New Species Found Along Aussie Reefs

Australian researchers said hundreds of new coral and crustacean species have been discovered on the Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs.

New species found along Aussie reefs

Australian researchers said hundreds of new coral and crustacean species have been discovered on the Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs.

New Species Found Along Aussie Reefs

Australian researchers said hundreds of new coral and crustacean species have been discovered on the Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs.

EMEA smartphone market grows 28 per cent

Smartphone shipments have shot up by 28 per cent in EMEA this year breaking the ten million barrier, according to Canalys.

On-song Flintoff hungry for more

Andrew Flintoff has set his sights on reaching further milestones for England after passing the 200 Test wicket barrier with a stunning performance against South Africa on Thursday.

Explorers Find Hundreds Of Undescribed Corals, Other Species On Familiar Australian Reefs

Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a reef off northwestern Australia -- waters long familiar to divers.

Explorers find hundreds of undescribed corals, other species on familiar Australian reefs

Hundreds of new kinds of animal species surprised international researchers systematically exploring waters off two islands on the Great Barrier Reef and a reef off northwestern Australia -- waters long familiar to divers.

Bacteria may help farmed lobsters ward off infection

A beneficial bacteria, which wild rock lobster larvae host naturally, could help their farmed cousins ward off infections and remove a large barrier to commercial production.

Bacteria may help farmed lobsters ward off infection

Sydney, Aug 19: A beneficial bacteria, which wild rock lobster larvae host naturally, could help their farmed cousins ward off infections and remove a large barrier to commercial production.

MIT primed to unleash solar revolution

In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

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