InfiniDB
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Database management |
| Predecessor | Calpont Corporation |
| Fate | Filed for bankruptcy in 2014 |
| Headquarters | Frisco , United States |
| Products | InfiniDB (columnar database management system) |
InfiniDB—originally known as Calpont Corporation—was a software company specializing in database management, with its headquarters located in Frisco, Texas. The firm created InfiniDB, a columnar database management system based solely on software, engineered to support analytic workloads with scalability.
Focusing on big data analytics, business intelligence, and data warehousing, InfiniDB’s column-oriented design enabled rapid data loading and query execution. Its massive parallel processing (MPP) framework facilitated scaling across diverse storage infrastructures.
In 2014, InfiniDB obtained $7.5 million in financing led by McDonnell Ventures to enhance its competitive standing within the database technology market.
Columnar databases
A column-based architecture organizes and manages data by columns rather than rows, which boosts query performance by retrieving only relevant columns and minimizing input/output operations.
InfiniDB utilizes a MySQL interface and employs a query parallelization method reminiscent of MapReduce, akin to Apache Hadoop. Its distributed system architecture allows threads to function independently, eliminating communication delays that often restrict scalability.
Engineered for high-performance analytics, InfiniDB’s clientele included Bandwidth.com, Tucows, Warner Music Group, Genus, Aviation Software International, Caring Bridge, Navigant Consulting, and 1&1 Internet.
Among InfiniDB’s resellers were SkySQL—which consists largely of former MySQL personnel—and KK Ashisuto in Japan.
Variants and forks
On October 16, 2013, InfiniDB was released under the General Public License version 2. Open-source editions include InfiniDB Standard Edition and InfiniDB for the Cloud, which incorporates InfiniDB for Apache Hadoop.
MariaDB Corporation introduced its big data analytics platform, MariaDB ColumnStore, on April 5, 2016. This solution is derived from a fork of InfiniDB combined with community-driven open-source enhancements, addressing real-time, batch processing, and algorithmic analytics scenarios.
Bankruptcy
On October 1, 2014, InfiniDB halted operations and filed for bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Following the bankruptcy, customer support has been maintained by organizations such as MariaDB.