Introducing SharkSQL
Advanced multi-platform database technology for both centralized and distributed IT solutions
Background
The primary IT focus of the past 30+ years has been on recovering from the distributed server hardware deployment and management strategies of the 1980/90’s.
The IT designs of the next 30+ years will be on reducing server software licensing, management complexities and support costs while increasing security and performance optimizations at all levels.
Features
To meet these future requirements, next-gen IT designs will need to incorporate highly secure, highly scalable databases that can be quickly designed, deployed and easily managed using the best practices of past hybrid centralized and distributed IT designs.
SharkSQL not only significantly reduces database license costs, but also design and support complexity awareness requirements for developers and database administrators.
SharkSQL offers the following competitive features –
- Simplified freeware license model. Full functionality SharkSQL server, client licenses are free. Simply download, install & run
- Subscription model will be available in the production release for support. Consulting and Training Services are also planned to be available from both SharkSQL and its strategic Partners
- Multi-platform, single code base – OpenVMS (X86-64, IA64, Alpha), Windows (X86-64), Linux X86-64 (future)
- Binary compatible between different OS platforms. Copy SharkSQL database from source to target server, make OS specific config changes on target server and run application
- True distributed DB engine with embedded two-phase commit (2PC) provides distributed database consistency. No complex external utilities or tools, no more “eventual” data consistency, no “additional” license requirements
- Fully supports VSI OpenVMS multi-site, high availability, active-active clusters. No database sharding required
- Supports wire protocols for MariaDB, MySQL, Connectors & Interfaces. This enables SharkSQL and services to function as drop-in replacements for MariaDB, MySQL databases allowing existing clients, drivers, and BI tools to connect with few modifications
- SharkSQL HQ based in central EU (Austria), high focus on GDPR compliance, data privacy, data protection and data security
- Increased security – optional SharkSQL Client feature offers tcpip data packet level encryption vs. traditional tcpip session TLS/SSL encryption. While still maintaining high performance, this feature uses a key based on a quantum mechanical eigenvalue equation to significantly increase security, reduce management and other concerns associated with 3rd party vendor provided certificates
- Security – DB Admin can not modify audit logs, additional security features available that far exceed SQL standards
- Simplified developer environment. Easy to install, configure, use and manage high availability and resilient distributed databases – even for new developers and database admins
- Very high performance (out of the box) compared to other commercial databases. Reduces need for complex tuning processes of internal DB parameters
- Zero 3rd party add-ins that complicate licensing, upgrade compatibility & management CLI’s
- SQL standards – strict compliance and adherence to relational database ACID properties
- Additional information can be found in the SharkSQL documentation library