Scalable from 10s to 100s of terabytes
Benefit from a highly scalable and high-performance appliance for the most demanding enterprise data warehouses.
Balanced architectures pretuned and configured for performance
Safely invest in balanced hardware, with pretested appliances optimized for data warehousing.
Fast and reliable data processing
Gain predictable performance and reduce both load times and system downtime with high-performance data loading.
Choice of enterprise-level support and maintenance
Enjoy the peace-of-mind given by the new Parallel Data Warehouse Maintenance offering. Or, rely on the Premier Mission Critical Support offering from Microsoft Services for deeper end-to-end support.
Integrate with industry-leading BI tools
Benefit from full integration with Microsoft business intelligence (BI) tools such as SQL Server Integration Services, Analysis Services, and Reporting Services.
Choice of hardware
Choose an appliance from HP today, or Dell and Bull later. Reduce hardware purchase and maintenance costs with industry-standard hardware.
Choice of deployment options
Expand your deployment options with a unique, distributed Data Warehouse architecture. Integrate data across the enterprise with integrated hub and spokes.
Faster transfer
Simplify ETL processing via high-speed, parallel data transfer from hub to spokes.
Flexible service levels
Support users with different needs and service-level agreements on their own data maps.
Choice of configuration
Select an appliance size ranging from a half rack to a five-rack system. Select your preferred disk drive type from several SAS and SATA options.
Balanced Reference Architectures
Reduce risk with pretested reference architectures, created by Microsoft, that power all Parallel Data Warehouse appliances.
The most complete data warehouse solution
Deliver a complete data warehouse. Take advantage of the same technology for desktop nodes, data marts, and enterprise data warehouses.
SQL Server technology integration
Gain a complementary toolset that includes SQL Server Integration Services for ETL, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Master Data Services, and StreamInsight.
Compelling end-user experience
Let people perform BI tasks by using PowerPivot for Excel, which is fully integrated with Parallel Data Warehouse. Expedite BI applications through integration with Microsoft BI tools, such as PowerPivot, SQL Server Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services.
Deep insight for more informed decisions
Accelerate the design and deployment of BI projects—and the delivery of information across the organization—by taking advantage of deep integration between Parallel Data Warehouse and Microsoft BI tools.