Re: Alterian

CBAT is Alterian's name for I what prefer to call Column-Oriented
Technology, or COP.  It's not a methodology but a type of optimised
database. Alterian's implementation is proprietary and unique, but there are
a number of other COP products available that do a similar job. So, to
answer you question, you can buy other databases based on similar
principles, but they won't describe themselves as CBAT as that's Alterian's
own name.

You can think of COP as being a category of high-performance products that
are used for the analysis of large volumes of transaction information, in
the same way as MOLAP is used for the analysis of multidimensional data.
Both categories use special, highly-optimised databases that, for the
particular apps for which they are intended, are far faster and more
functional than general-purpose alternatives such as relational databases.
But this doesn't man that COP and MOLAP are rhe same thing.


"IanS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Question for you.
>
> Alterian uses the CBAT database methodology.
>
> Does Alterian own this methodology or can you actually purchase a
> database with this ability?
>
> Ian
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> "Nigel Pendse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> "John Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> Anyone out there used Alterian? If so what are the key benefits
>>> compared to B.Objects and Cognos?
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>> Alterian doesn't compete with OLAP tools like PowerPlay, etc. The
>> only BO product that sort-of competes with Alterian is Set Analyzer.
>>
>> I describe Alterian as one of a group of column-oriented processing
>> products that does high-speeed filtering and set analysis of
>> detailed data, which is the opposite to OLAP. With COP products, you
>> analyse then aggregate, whereas with OLAP, you analyse aggregates
>> and occasionally drill to detail. Both are useful, but you don't use
>> them for the same apps and there's no point comparing products from
>> one group with the other.