Comments on: Top-end data warehouse sizes have grown hundreds-fold over the past 12 years http://www.dbms2.com/2008/05/20/data-warehouse-growt/ Choices in data management and analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2008/05/20/data-warehouse-growt/#comment-88135 Curt Monash Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:45:44 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=426#comment-88135 Dave, That would indeed be about correct. Last year, Teradata had a handful of sites >1/2 terabytes in user data. Their marketing chief was referring to these as >1 petabyte, based on total disk, but that's not my favored metric. eBay is even bigger, as I first noted in http://www.dbms2.com/2008/02/11/ebay-is-over-5-petabytes-now/ . If you use the handy-dandy Google search box on the right, and search on "petabyte", you'll find much of the top-end discussion. (Yeah, I know it's just Google custom search, but that's a lot better than nothing. Besides, plans are afoot to upgrade that with technology from -- well, from one of your quasi-competitors. ;) ) Some of the uncertainty in my growth-rate range came from questioning what was meant in the original press release. Just as a petabyte isn't always a petabyte now, all terabytes weren't created equal back then. Best, CAM Dave,

That would indeed be about correct.

Last year, Teradata had a handful of sites >1/2 terabytes in user data. Their marketing chief was referring to these as >1 petabyte, based on total disk, but that’s not my favored metric. eBay is even bigger, as I first noted in http://www.dbms2.com/2008/02/11/ebay-is-over-5-petabytes-now/ .

If you use the handy-dandy Google search box on the right, and search on “petabyte”, you’ll find much of the top-end discussion. (Yeah, I know it’s just Google custom search, but that’s a lot better than nothing. Besides, plans are afoot to upgrade that with technology from — well, from one of your quasi-competitors. ;) )

Some of the uncertainty in my growth-rate range came from questioning what was meant in the original press release. Just as a petabyte isn’t always a petabyte now, all terabytes weren’t created equal back then.

Best,

CAM

]]> By: Dave Kellogg http://www.dbms2.com/2008/05/20/data-warehouse-growt/#comment-88129 Dave Kellogg Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:28:15 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=426#comment-88129 For the mathematically challenged, what are you suggesting is top-end today? 1.7^12 = 582 so are you saying 500 TB to 5 PB is the top-end today? (Please don't shred me on the math!) For the mathematically challenged, what are you suggesting is top-end today? 1.7^12 = 582 so are you saying 500 TB to 5 PB is the top-end today? (Please don’t shred me on the math!)

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.dbms2.com/2008/05/20/data-warehouse-growt/#comment-85654 Curt Monash Tue, 20 May 2008 19:10:52 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=426#comment-85654 You are quite right. HP's data warehousing strategy is obviously influenced by Hurd's background at Teradata. CAM You are quite right. HP’s data warehousing strategy is obviously influenced by Hurd’s background at Teradata.

CAM

]]> By: Scott R. http://www.dbms2.com/2008/05/20/data-warehouse-growt/#comment-85648 Scott R. Tue, 20 May 2008 18:31:32 +0000 http://www.dbms2.com/?p=426#comment-85648 Note that the NCR person quoted in the article is Mark Hurd - now head of H-P (chairman, CEO, and president), if I am not mistaken. Note that the NCR person quoted in the article is Mark Hurd – now head of H-P (chairman, CEO, and president), if I am not mistaken.

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