NuoDB

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NuoDB is a database startup company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It sells a NewSQL database that works in the cloud.

NuoDB
Industry Database technology
Predecessor(s) Nimbus DB
Founded 2008
Headquarters Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Website www.nuodb.com

History

The firm was founded in 2008 as NimbusDB, and changed its name to NuoDB in 2011.[1][2] The company co-founders are Barry Morris, CEO and Jim Starkey. NuoDB is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3][4]

The firm has received $12 million total in venture capital.[4][5] In 2013, Gartner listed NuoDB as a niche player in its Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems.[6]

Technology

NuoDB sells “client/cloud relational database technology solutions.”[1] The NuoDB database is SQL compliant and has been called ‘NewSQL.’[3] It has a distributed object architecture that works in the cloud,[3][7] which means that when a new server is added in order to scale-up the database, the database runs faster.[4][8][9] The database scales out without sharding.[10] The database distributes tasks amongst several processors to avoid bottlenecks of data.[11] It uses peer-to-peer messaging to route tasks to nodes,[12] and it is ACID compliant.[13]

The database uses a “tiered approach — comprising multiple, redundant tiers of transaction engines (TE) and storage managers (SM).” This approach helps scale the data predictably in the cloud. NuoDB domains consist of several redundant TEs and SMs that can run on the same platform. Adding database capacity can be done by adding more TEs or SMs. NuoDB can support Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Solaris x86, Amazon EC2 and JoyentCloud.[14] The NuoDB Blackbirds release, the company's second generation DBMS, functions with one database distributed across more than one Amazon AWS servers in different locations.[15]

The system was designed to align with – and expand upon – IBM computer scientist Edgar F. Codd’s 12 rules for relational databases.[12] It adds the ability to run anywhere; elastic scalability; nonstop availability; a single, logical database; and distributed security. [16] The system can process more than 1 million transactions per second.[17] It is available in a free limited version, a free developer version, and a professional paid version.[17][18][19]

Release History

The firm's beta 8 database was released on April 9, 2012 and allowed platform support for Oracle Solaris.[20] Release Candidate 1 was announced on November 15, 2012.[21]

NuoDB Starlings release 1.0 was announced on January 15, 2013,[17] and version 1.2 was released in August 2013.[22]

Patents

NuoDB patented its “elastically scalable database” in 15 months. The patent was filed March 8, 2011 and approved on July 17, 2012.[3][20] U.S. Patent 8,224,860 states the inventor as Jim Starkey.[23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Company Overview of NuoDB."
  2. ↑ “NuoDB is new NimbusDB - Database leader changed its name.” Electric News-Database leader changes name. Nov. 7, 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Darrow, Bow. “Database superstar Jim Starkey touts NuoDB’s new patent.” Gigaom. Aug. 8, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Alspach, Kyle. “NuoDB: We’ve invented the database of the future.” Boston Business Journal. July 30, 2012
  5. ↑ Alspach, Kyle. “Database startup NuoDB names backers in $10M roundup.” Boston Business Journal. July 9, 2012
  6. ↑ Feinberg, Donald. Adrian, Merv. Heudecker, Nick. Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems. Gartner. Oct. 21, 2013
  7. ↑ Alspach, Kyle. “Big data updates: Terascala, NuoDB.” Boston Business Journal. Sept. 4, 2012
  8. ↑ Gibbs, Mark. "NuoDB, a new approach to SQL databases." Network World. Feb. 7, 2013
  9. ↑ Proctor, Seth. "Exploring the Architecture of the NuoDB Database, Part 1." InfoQ. July 12, 2013
  10. ↑ Bourque, Andre. "An Elastically Scalable Database? Tap the 90 Partner Sam Kumarsamy and NuoDB." Technorati. Oct. 16, 2012
  11. ↑ Darrow, Bob. “New-look database startup NuoDB gets $10M to scale up and out.” Gigaom. July 9, 2012
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Darrow, Bob. “Boston is a database hub. Here are 5 startups to watch.” Gigaom. Mar. 2, 2012
  13. ↑ Kusnetzky, Dan. “NuoDB developer profile.” ZDnet. July 30, 2012
  14. ↑ Swoyer, Stephen. "NuoDB: A Database for the Cloud." TDWI. Nov. 13, 2012
  15. ↑ Bridgwater, Adrian. "The Multi-Version Concurrent Database is Born." Dr. Dobb's World of Software. Oct. 22, 2013
  16. ↑ Kanaracus, Chris. "NuoDB launches cloud-friendly database." ComputerWorld. Jan. 15, 2013
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Gibbs, Mark. "NuoDB, a new approach to SQL databases." ComputerWorld Techworld. Feb. 7, 2013
  18. ↑ Walton, Zach. "NuoDB Officially Launches Its Cloud-Based Database." WebProNews. Jan. 29, 2013
  19. ↑ Bell, Peter. "NuoDB Launches Scalable, Cloud Based, Relational Database." InfoQ. Mar. 12, 2013
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 DeLuca, Nick.“BostInno Business Wrap: Carbonite, NuoDB, iRobot, Big Data Boston, and More.” BostInno. Aug. 10, 2012
  21. ↑ Eden, Whitney."New Product News - Nov. 15, 2012" Information Management. Nov. 15, 2012
  22. ↑ Pinal, Dave. "SQL-NuoDB Releases 1.2 has Several SQL Enhancements." SQL Authority. Aug. 8, 2013
  23. ↑ United States Patent 8,224,860 approved July 17, 2012.
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