Bizgres project launched
Posted on
2005-04-17
Posted by
josh@postgresql.org
Greenplum (formerly Metapa) is sponsoring the Bizgres
project on pgFoundry to promote PostgreSQL for business
intelligence applications. This project will be the first open
source specialized PostgreSQL "distribution", and will include
several add-ons as well as modifications to the PostgreSQL
source code.
Greenplum is contributing the time of several of their
engineers, some in-house code, and sponsoring PostgreSQL
community members Josh Berkus and Simon Riggs. Developments are
expected to include:
- full table partitioning
- high-speed java-based bulk loader
- interactive configuration script
- performance knowledge base
- solaris binaries
- improvements to PostgreSQL I/O
- configurations for popular DSS software
Additionally, Greenplum will be part sponsors of pgFoundry's
new Opteron-powered home, still being set up (other sponsors
are GigAve and Josh Berkus).
The Bizgres project's home page will be up on Monday (PDT).
Development will take place on pgFoundry. The code will be 100%
open source and BSD-licensed (other OSS licenses may be
included later). For more information, see the FAQ.
If you're interested in BI/DW on PostgreSQL, please join! We'll
be starting discussions on the
bizgres-general mailing list.
