Aster Data
What: Massively parallel, in-database computational analytics
Why: A standout reputation for handling full-bore, non-sampling analytical and transactional processing with common agility and SQL MapReduce for really big data sets
Where: www.asterdata.com
40 Vendors We're Watching in 2010
There are so many opportunities in information management right now that we're seeing a market of more startups and business models than ever before. That led to our decision to pick 40 to watch, but it's not a bad thing to say there are many more interesting stories than we can document here.



