Key features:
- Data warehouse scalability into the petabyte range
- Low cost of ownership through industry standard hardware
- Appliance model simplifies deployment and maintenance
- Integrates with existing SQL Server 2008 data warehouses via hub-and-spoke architecture
- Greater ROI from BI investments through integration with SQL Server 2008
- Reduced risk through use of redundant, industry standard hardware
- Balanced reference architectures deliver predictable performance
- Better agility and business alignment through hub and spoke architecture
Some promising test results: Loading data at rates of 1 TB per hour and processing query executions at over 1.5 TB per minute.
See details: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/madison.aspx
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