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Database Entry

ParAccel


ParAccel was a distributed relational DBMS based on PostgreSQL. It used a shared-nothing architecture with a columnar storage scheme.

Developer
Country of Origin
US
Start Year
2006
End Year
2013
Acquired By
Project Type
Commercial
Written in
C
Derived From
PostgreSQL
Operating System
Linux
License
Proprietary
Twitter
@ParAccel[03]

Database Entry

ParAccel


ParAccel was a distributed relational DBMS based on PostgreSQL. It used a shared-nothing architecture with a columnar storage scheme.

History


The company was acquired by Actian in 2013 and the project was cancelled. The ParAccel system lives on as Amazon Redshift.

Data Model


Query Interface


SQL

Storage Architecture


Storage Model


System Architecture


Citations

4 sources
  1. Actian Data Intelligence | The Context Platform for Enterprise AI actian.com
  2. ParAccel - Wikipedia wikipedia.org
  3. https://twitter.com/ParAccel twitter.com
  4. Actian Buys Amazon-Funded ParAccel As April Buying Spree Continues | TechCrunch techcrunch.com
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