Dataupia
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Dataupia is a supplier of data warehouse appliance
s. Dataupia's product offering focuses on data warehousing for applications running on Oracle
, Microsoft SQL Server
databases. Dataupia's flagship product is the Dataupia Satori
Server. The Satori Server provides an all-in-one data warehouse appliance
which includes server, storage, and software in one product.
All data are designed to facilitate reporting and analysis. This classic definition of the data warehouse focuses on data storage. However, the means to retrieve and analyze data, to extract, transform and load data, and to manage the dictionary data are also considered essential components of a data warehousing system
. The Dataupia Satori Server is part of a market trend to provide all aspects of the data warehouse in a single product.
The company was founded in 2005 with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts
, with additional offices in Binghamton, United Kingdom. The company is privately held.
During 2009 the company struggled with the general economic recession, and with management changes. In March, due in part to health issues, Foster Hinshaw stepped down as CEO and was replaced by Anthony Sirianni. In June the company significantly reduced staff and by August one departing staff member reported that the company was offering its assets for sale. However, by November it was confirmed that founder and CEO Hinshaw, after recovering from health issues, was back in charge and had obtained additional financing and December reports indicate that the resurgent company has returned to growth mode and is restaffing.
". The combination of words is used by the company to imply ideal access to data.
. As an appliance, it includes an embedded copy of Linux, a database engine, an aggregation engine, built-in storage, and parallel processors. In contrast to other complete-solution, custom-assembly data warehouse appliances, the Satori Server integrates seamlessly with existing Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 databases. This "omniversal transparency," as Dataupia calls it, allows Satori Server to interoperate with existing database management systems, rather than requiring them to be replaced. In theory, this would be a boon to customers with a huge investment in existing databases and data warehouse/business intelligence applications.
Data warehouse appliance
In computing, a data warehouse appliance consists of an integrated set of servers, storage, operating system, DBMS and software specifically pre-installed and pre-optimized for data warehousing...
s. Dataupia's product offering focuses on data warehousing for applications running on Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
databases. Dataupia's flagship product is the Dataupia Satori
Satori
is a Japanese Buddhist term for enlightenment that literally means "understanding". In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a flash of sudden awareness, or individual enlightenment, and is considered a "first step" or embarkation toward nirvana....
Server. The Satori Server provides an all-in-one data warehouse appliance
Data warehouse appliance
In computing, a data warehouse appliance consists of an integrated set of servers, storage, operating system, DBMS and software specifically pre-installed and pre-optimized for data warehousing...
which includes server, storage, and software in one product.
All data are designed to facilitate reporting and analysis. This classic definition of the data warehouse focuses on data storage. However, the means to retrieve and analyze data, to extract, transform and load data, and to manage the dictionary data are also considered essential components of a data warehousing system
Data warehouse
In computing, a data warehouse is a database used for reporting and analysis. The data stored in the warehouse is uploaded from the operational systems. The data may pass through an operational data store for additional operations before it is used in the DW for reporting.A data warehouse...
. The Dataupia Satori Server is part of a market trend to provide all aspects of the data warehouse in a single product.
The company was founded in 2005 with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, with additional offices in Binghamton, United Kingdom. The company is privately held.
During 2009 the company struggled with the general economic recession, and with management changes. In March, due in part to health issues, Foster Hinshaw stepped down as CEO and was replaced by Anthony Sirianni. In June the company significantly reduced staff and by August one departing staff member reported that the company was offering its assets for sale. However, by November it was confirmed that founder and CEO Hinshaw, after recovering from health issues, was back in charge and had obtained additional financing and December reports indicate that the resurgent company has returned to growth mode and is restaffing.
Corporate Leadership
| Board of Directors | |
| Foster Hinshaw | President and CEO, Dataupia Corporation |
| Dave Barrett | Polaris Venture Partners Polaris Venture Partners Polaris Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early stage investments particularly in companies engaged in the information technology and life sciences sectors.... |
| Scott Frederick | Valhalla Partners |
| Richard S. Grinnell | Fairhaven Capital |
| Dr. Michael D. Zisman | |
| Executive Management Team | |
| Foster Hinshaw | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Jeffrey Cooper | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jonathan Saunders | Chief Operating Officer |
| Lionel Silberman | Vice President of Engineering |
Company name
Dataupia's name is a portmanteau of the words "data", in reference to the data warehousing industry, and "utopiaUtopia
Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system. The word was imported from Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt...
". The combination of words is used by the company to imply ideal access to data.
Dataupia Satori Server
The Dataupia flagship product, Satori Server, is a network-attached data warehouse applianceData warehouse appliance
In computing, a data warehouse appliance consists of an integrated set of servers, storage, operating system, DBMS and software specifically pre-installed and pre-optimized for data warehousing...
. As an appliance, it includes an embedded copy of Linux, a database engine, an aggregation engine, built-in storage, and parallel processors. In contrast to other complete-solution, custom-assembly data warehouse appliances, the Satori Server integrates seamlessly with existing Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 databases. This "omniversal transparency," as Dataupia calls it, allows Satori Server to interoperate with existing database management systems, rather than requiring them to be replaced. In theory, this would be a boon to customers with a huge investment in existing databases and data warehouse/business intelligence applications.
External links
- Dataupia home page
- Howard, Philip: "Mixed query workloads - why is it important?" Bloor Research, 30 April, 2008.