Infobright: Sun Sees the Light
September 16, 2008
I wrote about Infobright in May 2008. Predictably mainstream trade publications and most technical Web logs ignored the story. The idea of figuring out rough sets and applying their mathematics to data storage is less exciting than writing about Google and Microsoft. You can read about the Warsaw connection here.
Today news reached me in the Netherlands that Sun Microsystems has pumped $10 million into Infobright. I also learned from Network World’s Chris Kanaracus that
Infobright is adding the open-source Community Edition to its existing enterprise offering. The latter product provides features such as faster data-loading, support for text and binary loading, a product warranty and indemnification.
Data management is emerging as a top concern. Forget search. Unless you can corral the proliferating digital information, finding information is quite difficult. Why is this important? Sun seems to be reacting to Google’s increasing scope. I anticipate more Sun moves that will help the company respond to Google’s increasing appetite for the enterprise.
Stephen Arnold, September 16, 2008
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