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What’s an Aureum?

January 15, 2017 Aureum, Data Architecture

A lot of people ask us about the name origin of our flagship product, Peaxy Aureum (pronounced AW-ree-uhm). Well, you might be interested to know that this very forward-looking data access platform takes its name from ancient Rome at the peak of its reign as a global center of power. When the Roman empire — let’s […]

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Two Lessons: Minimize Data Movement, Store Only What You Need

November 1, 2016 Big Data, Data Access Platform

These days storage is cheap. You can buy a 2.5-inch 16 TB SSD (actual capacity 15.36 TB) based on third-generation 3D V-NAND with 48 TLC layers and 256Gbit per die — with the promise of 40 percent higher density, twice the speed, and half the power requirement of the previous generation. You can also buy […]

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The Evolving Need for Data Access

September 15, 2016 Data Access

America is a nation of pioneers: if you own a house, you do not hire a network of handymen… you collect your tools and do your own maintenance. Some people can do everything with a Swiss army knife, but most people quickly find out that life is better when you use the proper tool for […]

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Aureum 4.0 Under the Hood

August 15, 2016 Peaxy Aureum

The latest Aureum release (4.0) builds on the 3.1 features of Peaxy Find (threaded search capability) and security data services. It also improves interoperability with Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and Spark. This post gives an overview of how Aureum works and explains the technical reasons it offers such high-scale and performance. This has more technical descriptions than […]

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How Aureum Keeps Your Data Safe

August 1, 2016 Aureum, Security, Authentication

Data security is an old cat-and-mouse problem. Security is getting a lot more public attention since widely publicized breaches that affected millions of consumers. Any entity entrusted with personal data MUST be sure to have due diligence processes in place. Peaxy Aureum builds in customizable security at five different levels: None Client authentication / PKI Kerberos […]

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It’s All About Access —
Aureum’s Users and Roles

May 15, 2016 Aureum, Security

Access control in information systems regulates what a user can do directly, and what that user’s programs are allowed to do. System administrators have to implement access control mechanisms to protect the confidentiality and integrity of applications and its data. In other words, a subject (user and process) is given access to the information (data and programs) executing […]

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Security in Data Access Systems

April 15, 2016 Security, Authentication, Aureum, Big Data

One of the key selling points for data access systems with a huge single namespace is their superior suitability for data aggregation. Once data has been aggregated, it is very valuable, because it allows companies to see the big picture and make important strategic decisions with less risk. The (Black) Market for Big Data This […]

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Executive Series: Opportunities in the IoT World

March 1, 2016 IoT, Internet of Things, Aureum, Advanced Analytics

The Internet of Things (IoT)—the network of physical objects that sense, interact, or communicate with the external environment—is growing exponentially. As those data-emanating devices proliferate, so does the total amount of data your company may have to put through an analytics framework. A data access platform like Aureum will prove essential to keeping enterprises from […]

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PEAXY AUREUM 3.0 – DATA ACCESS EVOLVED

OCTOBER 28, 2015 Aureum

Our third major product release marks another important step in our evolution as a data access company. We are focused on bringing data to people who work with large, industrial and technical information across industries like aviation, automotive, energy industrials, energy exploration and genomics. Our 3.0 release adds the key ability to find data across […]

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PEAXY ANNOUNCES DIRECTED AVAILABILITY OF AUREUM 2.1

APRIL 28, 2015 Aureum

Peaxy, Inc. announced today the directed availability of the Peaxy Aureum v2.1. The new release features enhanced authentication, security, improved performance and resilience. Peaxy will offer v2.1 to its charter customers and expects to announce the directed availability of v3.0 in early summer.

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