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06-01-2010, 06:37 PM
A new interface ties the increasingly popular R language for statistical analysis to Oracle's data mining software.
Oracle has made a move in support of R, the open-source language for statistical analysis.
Now available is a user interface for Oracle's Data Mining software that is aimed at the many statisticians and data analysts who work with R but don't know SQL or Oracle's database technology well, according to an official Oracle blog post (http://blogs.oracle.com/datamining/2010/05/new_r_interface_to_oracle_data_mining_available_fo r_download.html)issued last week.
R was initially created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. It now has a sizable community of users, as well as a large number of add-on packages.
The new interface will join existing community-developed R packages for Oracle, including a database driver (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracle/index.html) and a user interface. (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracleUI/index.html)
Oracle's new interface is entirely external to its software, consisting of function wrappers that pass information between the R environment and the database as PL/SQL queries, according to the blog post.
Although the interface is downloadable at no charge, R users would still have to invest in Oracle products. The vendor's Data Mining database option is listed at $23,000 for a processor license, plus annual support, according to an official price list (http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/technology-price-list.pdf) (PDF).
Recognizing its growing influence and mainstream profile (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/technology/business-computing/07program.html), rival analytics and database vendors like IBM and SAS Institute have also moved to support R. Smaller companies, such as Revolution Analytics, have sprung up as well, offering R-related software and services.
To view above original entry, Click here. (http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/oracle-adds-support-open-source-r-language-495?source=rss_applications)
Oracle has made a move in support of R, the open-source language for statistical analysis.
Now available is a user interface for Oracle's Data Mining software that is aimed at the many statisticians and data analysts who work with R but don't know SQL or Oracle's database technology well, according to an official Oracle blog post (http://blogs.oracle.com/datamining/2010/05/new_r_interface_to_oracle_data_mining_available_fo r_download.html)issued last week.
R was initially created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. It now has a sizable community of users, as well as a large number of add-on packages.
The new interface will join existing community-developed R packages for Oracle, including a database driver (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracle/index.html) and a user interface. (http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ROracleUI/index.html)
Oracle's new interface is entirely external to its software, consisting of function wrappers that pass information between the R environment and the database as PL/SQL queries, according to the blog post.
Although the interface is downloadable at no charge, R users would still have to invest in Oracle products. The vendor's Data Mining database option is listed at $23,000 for a processor license, plus annual support, according to an official price list (http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/technology-price-list.pdf) (PDF).
Recognizing its growing influence and mainstream profile (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/technology/business-computing/07program.html), rival analytics and database vendors like IBM and SAS Institute have also moved to support R. Smaller companies, such as Revolution Analytics, have sprung up as well, offering R-related software and services.
To view above original entry, Click here. (http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/oracle-adds-support-open-source-r-language-495?source=rss_applications)