| Website | asterdata.com |
| Blog | asterdata.com/blog |
| Category | Software |
| Employees | 50 |
| Founded | 7/05 |
| Description | Analytic database systems |
| Total | $23M |
| Angel, 11/05 David Cheriton Anand Rajaraman Ron Conway First Round Capital | $1M |
| Series A, 5/07 Sequoia Capital Cambrian Ventures First Round Capital | $5M |
| Series B, 2/09 Jafco Ventures Sequoia Capital Cambrian Ventures First Round Capital Institutional Venture Partners | $17M |
Aster Data Systems is a proven leader in high-performance analytic database systems for data warehousing - bringing deep insights on data analyzed on clusters of low-cost commodity hardware. The Aster nCluster database cost-effectively powers frontline analytic applications for companies such as MySpace, aCerno (an Akamai company), and ShareThis. Running on low-cost off-the-shelf hardware, and providing ‘hands-free’ administration, Aster enables enterprises to meet their data warehousing needs within their budget.
| Website | asterdata.com/product/index.html |
| Blog | asterdata.com/blog |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | July 14, 2005 |
Aster nCluster is a high-performance analytic database for frontline data warehousing. Aster nCluster provides an always-on, always-parallel MPP architecture with the In-Database MapReduce programming framework for business-critical applications. Unlike traditional analytic databases, Aster’s online fault tolerance and hands-free administration allows it to run on low cost, commodity hardware. Aster delivers automated one-click scaling, recovery, backup, restore, and upgrades - enabling enterprises to maintain current staffing levels, even as data sizes multiply each year.
