Benefits
Direct Querying Without In-Memory Loading: DirectQuery allows Atoti to query external databases directly without loading data into memory first. This innovation supports major modern data warehouses and lake houses, such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Microsoft Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and others.
Handling Large Datasets:
DirectQuery enables Atoti to target cloud-scale datasets that would otherwise not fit in memory. This allows users to analyze both historical and operational data side-by-side, leveraging a single framework for analytics without the need for extensive data shuffling.
Cost Efficiency:
DirectQuery helps reduce the TCO by optimizing how data is managed. It supports a hybrid approach, where hot data is loaded in-memory for fast access, while cold data remains in cost-effective storage, providing a balanced solution for different data access needs.
Simplified Data Management:
By integrating directly with existing data infrastructures, DirectQuery eliminates the need for additional data movement and duplication. This simplifies projects and accelerates deployment, allowing for true on-demand complex analytics and dynamic provisioning.
Scalability and Flexibility:
DirectQuery leverages the scalability of storage and compute resources offered by underlying external databases, while preserving Atoti’s capabilities for complex and fast last-mile analytics. This provides users with flexible and scalable analytics options across very large datasets.
Seamless Integration:
DirectQuery integrates smoothly with various environments, whether on-premises or in the cloud. It supports major cloud providers and on-premises databases, ensuring that Atoti can be easily deployed and maintained across different infrastructures.
Enhanced Modelling Capabilities:
The hybrid mode in DirectQuery allows for combining full in-memory and external-database queries within the same model. This expands the modeling capabilities, enabling users to make trade-offs on associated costs and achieve a comprehensive view by combining real-time and historical data.
Quick Deployment:
Projects can launch faster with DirectQuery, as it allows for plug-and-play deployment. Cubes start in minutes or even seconds because data does not need to be moved, opening new possibilities for rapid deployment of analytics.
Improved User Experience:
End users benefit from granular, detailed data access with an unlimited historical perspective, ensuring consistency, auditability, and ease of access. IT managers can optimize data loading strategies for cost-effectiveness and performance.