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SAND Technology Names Brian Schwartz as Vice-President of Sales

Montreal, Canada – June 2, 2010 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of leading column-based database software, today announced that Brian Schwartz will be its new Vice-President of Sales.

Brian Schwartz comes to SAND with more than 15 years of experience in the software industry focusing on business intelligence, analytics, CRM, and HR solutions…. [read more]



Regarding column-oriented databases (CDBMS), Text Search analytics, and how shouting “first!” doesn’t get you the gold

Whether it’s column-based analytics or the Olympics, if running across the finish line yelling, “I’m first! Look at me! Look at me!” three hours after the race finished got you the gold, athletes would spend a lot of time developing their diaphragms and vocal chords, and much less time putting in real work on the… [read more]



SAND Names Mike Pilcher as Chief Operating Officer

Montreal, Canada – May 19, 2010 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of leading column-based database software, today announced that Mike Pilcher will be its new Chief Operating Officer.  

Before joining SAND, Mr. Pilcher was the European Sales Director for Corporate Solutions at LinkedIn, where he substantially expanded the European market and drove continuous revenue… [read more]



Thoughts on SAP and Sybase

There is a lot of buzz surrounding SAP’s just-announced acquisition of Sybase. I’ve been asked a lot of questions about it — what it means for the column-based database market in general and SAND CDBMS in specific — and thought I would share my take.

SAP is a smart company. The acquisition of Business Objects was… [read more]



Can SAND Nearline for SAP BW help enhance SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator?

SAND CDBMS Nearline for SAP BW - Where it fits

SearchSAP.com recently asked if SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator (BWA) costs were worth the benefit, and pointed out alternatives including nearline as part of an ILM strategy.

“BWA is a necessary ingredient once you reach a certain size but implementing ILM and archiving can dramatically improve query performance. A good strategy is to implement nearline… [read more]



Solix Technologies Incorporates SAND/DNA Software for Enterprise Application Retirement

MONTREAL, March 23 — SAND Technology Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:SNDTF.ob), an international provider of intelligent information management software, announced today that Solix Technologies, a leading provider of enterprise data management solutions, has entered into an OEM agreement with SAND Technology to incorporate SAND/DNA Access nearline storage software in its newly-launched Solix ExAPPS Application Retirement appliance…. [read more]



SAND Technology Announces Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2010

MONTREAL, March 18 – SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB:SNDTF), an international provider of data management software and best practices, today reported a small net loss for the three-month period ended January 31, 2010.

Highlights for the current second quarter compared to the same quarter last year include:

Revenue of $1,924,251 in Q2-10 vs. Revenue of $1,747,384 in Q2-09 Net… [read more]



SAP TECHTOUR 10 – Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, March 18-19

As part of the Insight Track, SAND will be presenting “Information Lifecycle Management for SAP BW” at the SAP TECHTOUR in Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, March 18-19

Join top SAP software developers, product managers and business experts who will share their expertise with you. Learn how SAP’s portfolio of technology helps you to better run… [read more]



SAND Technology Included in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems, 2009

Montreal, Canada – February 26, 2010 SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), an international provider of intelligent information management software and best practices, has again been included in Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems. The Magic Quadrant is a representation of the data warehouse DBMS market that evaluates vendors based on their… [read more]



SAND at SAP NetWeaver BI and Portals 2010 – Orlando, March 23-26

Meet SAND executives and technology experts at SAP NetWeaver BI Portals 2010 in Orlando, March 23-26, and hear how companies such as P&G, Shell, Kraft, and Pioneer Foods were able to:

Reduce backup and recovery times Accelerate data loading and query processing for reporting and analytics Efficiently manage large amounts of data Reduce resource consumption and overall costs.

SAND Technology’s SAND/DNA… [read more]