January 19th, 2013

Your Database Is Probably Terrible

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Databases aren’t sexy, but they’re the absolute foundation of the tech world, the ground on which all of its edifices are constructed. You probably use a hundred every day. At least. They’re like the Spice in Dune: “S/he who controls the database, controls the universe!” Well, don’t look now, but that universe is beginning to quake. → Read More

October 18th, 2011

Clustrix Lands Former Hewlett-Packard VP Robin Purohit As Its New CEO

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Big news for ‘Big Data’ company Clustrix today. Clustrix, which was initially financed by Y Combinator back in 2006 and went on to raise $12 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, USVP and ATA Ventures, has gotten to a point where it apparently has enough klout to convince a former top Hewlett-packard (HP) executive to join the venture as its new leader. Clustrix this morning announced that it… → Read More