Apache Cloudberry
Advanced open-source Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) database derived from Greenplum, offering scalable analytics and AI/ML workloads with PostgreSQL compatibility.
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Apache Cloudberry
Apache Cloudberry is an advanced open-source Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) database built on a modern PostgreSQL kernel. It serves as a powerful data warehouse and supports large-scale analytics and AI/ML workloads while maintaining compatibility with Greenplum Database.
Key Features
- Modern PostgreSQL Kernel: Leverages upstream PostgreSQL features, performance improvements, and a rich ecosystem of extensions
- Greenplum Compatibility: Maintains operational and behavioral compatibility with Greenplum Database for easy migration
- Vendor-Neutral Governance: Developed under Apache Software Foundation with transparent, merit-based decision-making
- High Performance: Parallel query execution and incremental materialized views for scalable analytics (terabytes to petabytes)
- Multi-Workload Support: Handles spatial analysis (PostGIS) and in-database machine learning (Apache MADlib) in a single MPP engine
- Enterprise Security: Features transparent data encryption, password policies, hybrid PAX storage engine, and dynamic tables
- Apache Governance: Part of the Apache Software Foundation ecosystem with community-driven development
Tech / Self-Hosting
Apache Cloudberry is 100% open source and can be self-hosted on commodity hardware, virtual machines, or cloud platforms. The project provides comprehensive documentation, community support channels (Slack, Discord), and migration tooling for existing Greenplum users.
Greenplum is a registered trademark of Broadcom Inc. Apache Cloudberry is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Broadcom Inc.