Sybase IQ on IBM System P Servers Based on New IBM POWER6 Processor Technology

Sybase IQ for IBM System p is a solution optimized for the demanding requirements of enterprise-class data warehousing, reporting, analytics, and aggregated data analysis. The Sybase IQ for IBM System p solution offers improved scalability and throughput performance for analytics-intensive workloads. This report summarizes the results of a recent benchmark of Sybase IQ on four- and eight-core configurations, comparing the newer IBM POWER6 processor technology to the IBM POWER5+ processor technology. The benchmark used was based on a standard test of queries and data loads associated with the Sybase Risk Analytics Platform and typical of the capital markets clients. In these tests, queries involve both real-time market data (trades and quotes) and large volumes of historical financial time series data.