IBM Informix is a widely used and scalable relational database management system designed to handle large amounts of data and high transaction volumes. It is known to provide exceptional performance, thanks to its Parallel Data Query Engine (PDQ) that enables parallel processing of queries and operations, significantly reducing response times for complex queries and large data sets. Additionally, Informix supports online operations like backup, restore, index maintenance, and table reorganization, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous availability.
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For me, it's always too expensive.
I am not aware of the licensing costs or terms.
For me, it's always too expensive.
DuckDB is an in-process SQL OLAP database management system. Processing and storing tabular datasets, e.g., from CSV or Parquet files. Interactive data analysis, e.g., join & aggregate multiple large tables. Concurrent large changes, to multiple large tables, e.g., appending rows, adding/removing/updating columns. Large result set transfer to client.
Druid is designed for workflows where fast ad-hoc analytics, instant data visibility, or supporting high concurrency is important. As such, Druid is often used to power UIs where an interactive, consistent user experience is desired.
