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Sqrrl


Sqrrl is a graph database management system (DBMS) . It uses secure, adatable NoSQL built from Apache Accumulo. Originally founded by former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA), Sqrrl focuses on cybersecurity. It emphasizes its offer of a threat hunting platform to clients.[03][04][05]

Developer
Country of Origin
US
Start Year
2012
Acquired By
Project Type
Commercial
Written in
Java
Derived From
Accumulo
Operating System
Linux

Database Entry

Sqrrl


Sqrrl is a graph database management system (DBMS) . It uses secure, adatable NoSQL built from Apache Accumulo. Originally founded by former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA), Sqrrl focuses on cybersecurity. It emphasizes its offer of a threat hunting platform to clients.[03][04][05]

History[06][07][03][08]


Sqrrl development began in 2011. As a company, it was founded by Ely Kahn and Oren J. Falkowitz who worked in cybersecurity before creating Sqrrl. Sqrrl was built on Apache Accumulo. It received funding from various venture capitalist firms from 2012 through 2015. In January of 2018, Sqrrl was acquired by Amazon Web Services.

Citations

9 sources
  1. http://sqrrl.com sqrrl.com Dead — Check Archive
  2. Sqrrl - Wikipedia wikipedia.org
  3. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sqrrl#section-overview crunchbase.com
  4. https://db-engines.com/en/system/Neo4j;Sphinx;Sqrrl db-engines.com
  5. https://sqrrl.com/blog/ sqrrl.com Dead — Check Archive
  6. New database startup Sqrrl raises $2 million, relocates from D.C. to Cambridge - Innovation Economy - Boston.com boston.com
  7. Research | GigaOm gigaom.com
  8. https://twitter.com/ElyKahn twitter.com
  9. Amazon's cloud business acquires Sqrrl, a security start-up with NSA roots cnbc.com
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