What is Vertica ?
Vertica Analytics Platform 6.1 is a real-time, column-oriented RDBMS analytics database platform. The newest release includes a focus on tighter integration with Hadoop, expanded data management, simplified cloud deployment, and enhanced platform usability & administration. You can now get even faster answers from your Big Data with improved support for Hadoop and R, a deployment model that fits your business need, and complete scalability and low cost as your data grows.