Scalable, Secure Associative Database Navy SBIR FY2013.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2013.2 Topic No.: N132-131 Topic Title: Scalable, Secure Associative Database Proposal No.: N132-131-0918 Firm: Systems & Technology Research 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 5850 Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 Contact: Eric Jones Phone: (617) 945-3349 Web Site: www.STResearch.com Abstract: We propose to design and prototype a secure, non-proprietary, open-source, petabyte-scale associative database, and evaluate its performance. Our technical approach will heavily leverage existing open-source database technologies. Key considerations in our design will include speed of data ingest, speed of data access for various classes of queries, scaling with data volume, interoperability with open-source and proprietary tools for data ingest and analysis, support for multi-level security, and the need to minimize licensing encumbrances. The results of this effort will set the stage for full development in pHase II. Benefits: At present, only a few scalable associative database implementations exist, all of which are proprietary and expensive. The results of this work will provide the Navy and other organizations with a secure, powerful, scalable associative database platform free of license fees and restrictive open-source license terms, and will have widespread applicability within government and commercial sectors. Return