Aster nCluster Cloud Edition is a high-performance database system for data warehousing and analytics – the first DBMS to tightly integrate SQL with MapReduce – providing deep insights on data analyzed on clusters of low-cost commodity hardware.

Aster Data Systems is a proven leader in high-performance database systems for data warehousing and analytics – the first DBMS to tightly integrate SQL with MapReduce – providing 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 ShareThis – which runs a multi-terabyte data warehouse in the cloud with Aster nCluster and Amazon Web Services – MySpace, aCerno (an Akamai company), Coremetrics, and many other companies with the most demanding data warehousing environments.

With easy transfers between nCluster Cloud Edition and on-premise nCluster instances, Aster Data Systems provides a proven data warehousing choice for Amazon Web Service customers. Aster enables enterprises to meet their data warehousing needs within their budget. Aster is headquartered in San Carlos, California and is backed by Sequoia Capital, JAFCO Ventures, IVP, Cambrian Ventures, and First-Round Capital, as well as industry visionaries including David Cheriton and Ron Conway.

For more information, visit www.asterdata.com.