mapd-core

HeavyDB, formerly MapD and OmniSciDB, is a GPU-accelerated SQL database. It is built for fast analysis and interactive visualization of large datasets.

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Overview

HeavyDB, formerly known as MapD Core and OmniSciDB, is an in-memory, column store SQL relational database designed from the ground up to run on GPUs. It is built for fast analysis and interactive visualization of large datasets, and its topics also mention CUDA, LLVM and machine learning. The repository is written in C++ and includes third party packages under separate licenses. Documentation and release notes are hosted by NVIDIA.

Key features

  • In-memory column store SQL database
  • Designed to run on GPUs
  • Aimed at interactive analysis and visualization of large data
  • Apache 2.0 license, with separate third party licenses

Best for

Teams that need fast SQL analytics on large datasets and have GPU hardware. Building from source is documented in the repository.

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Language
C++
License
Apache-2.0
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2018-08-10
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