Recently,
Logical Information Machines (LIM) released a new 64-bit version of Historis, a
database that accepts only time-series information and focuses on optimizing
its storage, manipulation, and retrieval algorithms specifically for
time-series data. This new version is virtually unlimited in the amount of
disk space that can be used, offers faster speeds and improved analysis
capabilities.
Time-series
data is any numerical value that can be attached to a date and time. Most
organizations use relational databases for their time-series data, which means
they have to maintain a separate set of related files. Because relational
databases handle text, have no standard organization or table structure, they
often become jammed when faced with a lot of data. Historis handles only
time-series data, with an insertion rate of more than 250,000 records per
second and an extraction rate of more than 220,000 records per second. Unlike
most relational databases, Historis maintains these rates regardless of the
volume of data being managed.
With no
limit in the amount of disk space used, the size of the database can grow as
large as the disk farm can grow. With an estimated exabyte capacity, Historis
users aren’t going to run out of room any time soon. In addition, Historis
utilizes ‘Natural Compression’, thus reducing the amount of disk space
required. Steve Johnston, Director of Server Software at Logical Information
Machines, states, “What takes a terabyte in a relational database may only take
a couple hundred gigabytes in Historis.”
Historis
comes with its own user-friendly query language called MQL. An MQL query looks
very much like English, and can be read and understood by anyone, without
having to learn a programming language.
Several Analytic
Tools are provided in Historis. The first, XMIM is a tool that helps the user
build queries. MIMIC is a simplified XMIM that hides the queries, keeping
things simple for the users. In addition, an Excel add-in lets users extract
data into Excel.
Historis is
a client/server architecture that meshes well with IT environments. It is set
up inside a LAN allowing the user to run various client applications off
Windows or Mac desktops or UNIX workstations.
A full
array of APIs, including C++, VB.Net, C#, and Java is provided so that users
are also free to write their own application clients. Historis can be combined
with all major relational databases allowing data to flow between Historis and
relational database solutions.
Earlier
this week Logical Information Machines (LIM) and Team and Concepts (TnC)
announced that they have joined forces, offering users of the recently released
Historis 64-bit database the ability to exchange data using the online
spreadsheet EditGrid.
For
additional information, please visit the Logical
Information Machines website.
