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I've worked with and later run the kdb/q stack for a couple of years at a financial services firm. I certainly enjoyed it but I've also seen the downsides of it
by sz4kerto 12y ago
I've worked with and later run the kdb/q stack for a couple of years at a financial services firm. I certainly enjoyed it but I've also seen the downsides of it, and according to my experience it does not worth the investment, and the biggest reason behind its adoption is A.W.'s relations with the financial industry.
By the way, I really don't want to go into anything personal but your comments represent the attitude around kdb well.
- qfan 12y agoIt is a fun environment and the community is very friendly and smart too. Its widespread adoption in finance is because it is a proven tool for processing the huge datasets that other systems cannot. If you have a business case for that, clearly it can be a worthwhile investment. Other industries are beginning to see value in leveraging their data sets and that's probably why after being in the business for 20+ years kx continues to expand their customer base; note they now have pharma and energy customers. Yes, there are difficulties involved in managing huge data sets, but IMO no other tools does it better than kdb+.
- kodisha 12y agocan someone please give example on how the pharma industry is using this?
- sohagan857 12y agoThis might be what you're looking for..http://kx.com/_papers/Kx_Pharma-Vertical_Markets-140502.pdf http://kx.com/_papers/Kx_Pharma-Vertical_Markets-140502.pdf