InfiniDB
{{short description|Database management software company based in Frisco, Texas}}
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| name = InfiniDB, Inc.
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| foundation = {{Start date|2000}}
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| defunct = {{End date|2014|10|01}}
| location_city = Frisco, Texas
| location_country = US
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| industry = Enterprise software
Database management
Data warehousing
| products = InfiniDB,
InfiniDB for the Cloud,
InfiniDB for Apache Hadoop
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InfiniDB (formerly Calpont Corporation{{cite web|author= |url=http://infinidb.co/about/news/calpont-announces-company-name-change-infinidb-and-secures-new-funding |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222153500/http://infinidb.co/about/news/calpont-announces-company-name-change-infinidb-and-secures-new-funding |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Name Change and Funding – InfiniDB |website=Infinidb.co |date=2015-06-03 |accessdate=2017-01-17}}) was a database management software company based in Frisco, Texas. The company developed InfiniDB, a scalable, software-only columnar database management system{{cite web|last=Roe |first=David |url=http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/infinidb-20-supports-big-data-analytics-009089.php |title=InfiniDB 2.0 Supports Big Data, Analytics |website=Cmswire.com |date=2010-11-03 |accessdate=2017-01-17}} for analytic applications.{{cite web|last=Adrian |first=Merv |url=http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/28857/calpont%E2%80%99s-infinidb-%E2%80%93-another-adbms-insurgent-arises/ |title=Calpont's InfiniDB – Another ADBMS Insurgent Arises |publisher=Enterprise Irregulars |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2017-01-17}}
InfiniDB is a scalable database built for big data analytics, business intelligence, data warehousing and other read-intensive applications. InfiniDB's column-store architecture enables very quick load and query times.{{cite web|author=Vadim Tkachenko |url=http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2010/01/07/star-schema-bechmark-infobright-infinidb-and-luciddb/ |title=Star Schema {{sic|nolink=y|Bechmark}}: InfoBright, InfiniDB and LucidDB - Percona Database Performance Blog |website=Mysqlperformanceblog.com |date= January 8, 2010|accessdate=2017-01-17}} Its massive parallel processing (MPP) technology scales with any type of storage hardware.{{cite web|url=http://www.infinidb.org/blogs/view/81-infinidb-to-1-trillion-rows-1039909436172- |title=InfiniDB to 1 Trillion Rows ( 1,039,909,436,172 ) | www.infinidb.org | Rows, Infinidb, Comment, Tommaney, Jim |accessdate=2011-12-13 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213162106/http://www.infinidb.org/blogs/view/81-infinidb-to-1-trillion-rows-1039909436172- |archivedate=December 13, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
In 2014, The company raised $7.5 million in a new round of funding led by McDonnell Ventures.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 February 2014|title=Calpont renames itself InfiniDB, takes $7.5M to suit up for database wars|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/02/10/calpont-renames-itself-infinidb-takes-7-5m-to-suit-up-for-database-wars/|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Venture Beat}}
Columnar databases
By storing and managing data based on columns rather than rows, column-oriented architecture overcomes query limitations that exist in traditional row-based RDBMS. Only the necessary columns in a query are accessed, reducing I/O activities by skipping unneeded columns.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKcAdrjt1Y |title="The Right Workloads for Columnar Databases" - Jim Tommaney, CTO of Calpont |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-09-26 |accessdate=2017-01-17}}
InfiniDB is accessed through a MySQL interface.{{cite web|url=http://www.information-management.com/gallery/-10021367-1.html?start=21 |title=2011 Product Review Roundup |website=Information-management.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-17}} It then parallelizes queries and executes in a MapReduce fashion (similar in concept to the methodology used by Apache Hadoop).{{cite web|url=http://tm.durusau.net/?cat=666 |title=InfiniDB « Another Word For It |website=Tm.durusau.net |date=2011-09-21 |accessdate=2017-01-17}} Each thread within the distributed architecture operates independently, avoiding thread-to-thread or node-to-node communication that can cripple scaling.{{cite web|url=http://infinidb.org/blogs/view/93-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-infinidb-part-2-of-3 |title=A Behind the Scenes look at InfiniDB: Parallelism (Part 2 of 3) | www.infinidb.org | Modules, Infinidb, Performance, User, Cust |accessdate=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109054657/http://infinidb.org/blogs/view/93-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-infinidb-part-2-of-3 |archivedate=January 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
InfiniDB is used to enable performance-intensive analytic applications. Customers include Bandwidth.com, Tucows, Warner Music Group,{{cite web|url=http://www.calpont.com/warner-music-group-case-study-video |title=Warner Music Group Case Study In Seduction |website=Calpont.com |date=2010-08-18 |accessdate=2017-01-17}} Genus,{{cite web|url=http://strataconf.com/strata2012/public/schedule/speaker/129424 |title=Speaker: Fernanda Foertter: Strata 2012 - O'Reilly Conferences, February 28 - March 01, 2012, Santa Clara, CA |website=Strataconf.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-17}} Aviation Software International,{{cite web|url=http://www.aviation-software.net/news/news-asi-calpont.html |title=ASI chooses Calpont InfiniDB Database |accessdate=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212030039/http://www.aviation-software.net/news/news-asi-calpont.html |archivedate=February 12, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} Caring Bridge,{{cite web|last=Reviewer |first=Product |url=http://www.information-management.com/issues/21_3/calpont-infinidb-10020717-1.html |title=Calpont InfiniDB | Information Management Magazine |website=Information-management.com |date=2011-07-13 |accessdate=2017-01-17}} Navigant Consulting and 1&1 Internet.{{cite web|url=http://www.calpont.com/customers |title=Customers of Calvin Pont's Dating Advisory Service |website=Calpont.com |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2017-01-17}}
InfiniDB resellers included SkySQL (including many former MySQL employees){{cite web|url=http://www.business-intelligence.net/blog/calpont-infinidb-becomes-strategic-component-of-the-skysql-reference-architecture |title=Calpont InfiniDB |accessdate=2011-12-13 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426050851/http://www.business-intelligence.net/blog/calpont-infinidb-becomes-strategic-component-of-the-skysql-reference-architecture |archivedate=April 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} and KK Ashisuto in Japan.{{cn|date=September 2023}}
Variants and forks
On October 16, 2013, the company announced that InfiniDB would be licensed under the General Public License v. 2.{{cite web|author= |url=http://infinidb.co/about/news/Calpont-Announces-New-Open-Source-Licensing-for-InfiniDB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222150005/http://infinidb.co/about/news/Calpont-Announces-New-Open-Source-Licensing-for-InfiniDB |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Calpont New Licensing – InfiniDB |website=Infinidb.co |date=2013-10-15 |accessdate=2017-01-17}} The open source variants of InfiniDB databases are: InfiniDB Standard Edition and InfiniDB for the Cloud including InfiniDB for Apache Hadoop.{{cite web|author= |url=http://infinidb.co/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210150030/http://www.infinidb.co/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |title=InfiniDB – MySQL Database Interface |website=Infinidb.co |date= |accessdate=2017-01-17}}
MariaDB Corporation announced on April 5, 2016 the release of its first big data analytics engine, MariaDB ColumnStore. It is based both on a fork of InfiniDB and open-source community contributions. ColumnStore supports use cases including real-time, batch and algorithmic.{{cite web|url=https://mariadb.com/news-events/press-releases/open-source-leader-mariadb-rockets-analytics-market |title=Open Source Leader MariaDB Rockets into Analytics Market |publisher=MariaDB |date= April 5, 2016|accessdate=2017-01-17}}
Bankruptcy
On October 1, 2014, InfiniDB ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy protection in US Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Texas. Existing customers may be able to receive support from other companies, notably MariaDB.
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