Comments on: DATAllegro discloses a few numbers http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/ Choices in data management and analysis Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jaune Tom http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66693 Jaune Tom Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:20:20 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66693 Lesson learned ;-) Jaune Lesson learned ;-)

Jaune

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66563 Curt Monash Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:02:12 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66563 Perhaps you heard it about Dataupia, correctly or otherwise. They probably do compete w/ both ParAccel (plug-compatibility) and Netezza (general row-based architecture). And I haven't heard much about them in the marketplace. But again, I'd be very cautious about such rumors unless you have really solid information, and in most cases even then. Best, CAM Perhaps you heard it about Dataupia, correctly or otherwise. They probably do compete w/ both ParAccel (plug-compatibility) and Netezza (general row-based architecture). And I haven’t heard much about them in the marketplace.

But again, I’d be very cautious about such rumors unless you have really solid information, and in most cases even then.

Best,

CAM

]]> By: Jaune Tom http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66467 Jaune Tom Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:01:13 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66467 I must have mixed up DATAllegro with another database company after all that New Year champagne! Sorry for the confusion and apologies to Stuart and his crew. Jaune I must have mixed up DATAllegro with
another database company after all
that New Year champagne!

Sorry for the confusion and apologies
to Stuart and his crew.

Jaune

]]> By: Stuart Frost http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66232 Stuart Frost Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:35:15 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66232 The rumors are complete nonsense. We're in good shape financially and there've been no layoffs. As for losing sales to competitors, we win some and lose some to Netezza, but I'm not aware of any losses to Greenplum or ParAccel. In fact, we rarely come across either of them. As Curt rightly stated, we focus on a relatively small number of very large deals. Unlike some of our competitors, we don't have to give our product away to get references, so we're doing very nicely. Among the newer vendors in the data warehouse market, our sales put us in a solid second place behind Netezza - far ahead of any other player. We're also growing around eight times faster than Netezza and therefore catching up very quickly. Where did you get your incorrect information, Jaune? Stuart CEO, DATAllegro The rumors are complete nonsense.

We’re in good shape financially and there’ve been no layoffs. As for losing sales to competitors, we win some and lose some to Netezza, but I’m not aware of any losses to Greenplum or ParAccel. In fact, we rarely come across either of them.

As Curt rightly stated, we focus on a relatively small number of very large deals. Unlike some of our competitors, we don’t have to give our product away to get references, so we’re doing very nicely.

Among the newer vendors in the data warehouse market, our sales put us in a solid second place behind Netezza - far ahead of any other player. We’re also growing around eight times faster than Netezza and therefore catching up very quickly.

Where did you get your incorrect information, Jaune?

Stuart
CEO, DATAllegro

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66226 Curt Monash Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:36:07 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66226 I might add that nothing I've heard has changed my perception that DATAllegro relies on getting large sales to a small number of customers. CAM I might add that nothing I’ve heard has changed my perception that DATAllegro relies on getting large sales to a small number of customers.

CAM

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66225 Curt Monash Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:29:18 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66225 I talked Thursday for an hour to a venture capitalist considering investment in them. To say at this point that they failed to raise a round of capital is greatly exaggerated. As for anecdotal sales reports -- they need to be assessed carefully. A skilled salesperson will try early in a sales cycle, see that things are going badly, and pull out and go focus elsewhere. Whether they were ever in that deal or not depends strongly upon who you ask. CAM I talked Thursday for an hour to a venture capitalist considering investment in them. To say at this point that they failed to raise a round of capital is greatly exaggerated.

As for anecdotal sales reports — they need to be assessed carefully. A skilled salesperson will try early in a sales cycle, see that things are going badly, and pull out and go focus elsewhere. Whether they were ever in that deal or not depends strongly upon who you ask.

CAM

]]> By: Jaune Tom http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66224 Jaune Tom Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:10:49 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/2007/10/25/datallegro-discloses-a-few-numbers/#comment-66224 Anyone heard rumors DATAllegro is faltering and may be soon going out of business? Apparently they failed to raise another round of funding, are running out of cash, and losing sales to Greenplum, Netezza and ParAccel. They just had a big layoff. CAM, have you heard anything about it? Jaune Anyone heard rumors DATAllegro is faltering and may be
soon going out of business? Apparently they failed to
raise another round of funding, are running out of
cash, and losing sales to Greenplum, Netezza and
ParAccel. They just had a big layoff.

CAM, have you heard anything about it?

Jaune

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