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Company Highlights
LGR has pioneered new frontiers in data warehousing and received numerous awards and accolades over the years. Here are some select highlights from recent years.
2009
CDRlive V4 released
LGR launches CDRlive V4, the next major release of its highly successful CDRlive ETL and data warehouse software. Representing the first ground-up redesign of the product since inception, the next-generation software delivers a major leap forward in terms of speed, scalability and manageability.
Pioneering SNA
LGR pioneers new frontiers with the inclusion of Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a module within the CDRlive solution. Developed in partnership with SAS Institute and Aspen Analytics, the SNA solution undergoes extensive benchmark tests at two large US-based operators, readying it for full production deployment in 2010.
Surpasses 250m Subscribers under Management
LGR reaches a notable landmark in its history when the total number of subscribers under management at its various CDRlive sites surpasses 250,000,000. This includes the largest network operators on three separate continents, and represents a compound annual growth rate of more than 40% over a decade.
Big in Japan
As part of it’s continued high profile with the rollout of Oracle Exadata, LGR headlines the launch of Oracle’s Database Machine in Tokyo, Japan, followed by a tour through numerous APAC countries. LGR also provides Exadata references and site visits for more than 25 Fortune 500 companies during the course of 2009.
2008
Launch customer for Oracle Exadata
LGR’s role as a lead beta-tester of Oracle Exadata becomes highly public when it is referenced extensively in its launch, including videos as part of Larry Ellison’s Oracle OpenWorld 2008 keynote. LGR simultaneously announces the ‘win’ of the world’s first telco customer on Oracle Exadata
Oracle DW Architect of the Year
LGR’s continued leadership in the provisioning of the world’s largest data warehouse systems, coupled with its much-publicized success with Oracle Exadata, results in Oracle awarding its Chief Architect with the prestigious Data Warehouse Architect of the Year award.
Advanced Analytics in production
LGR launches one of its Advanced Analytics modules for Competitive Flowshare analysis at AT&T. Based on the CDRlive database, it is able to map key competitor stats (e.g. market share, churn, share of net adds etc.) at a national, regional, market and sub-market level with five 9’s accuracy.
World record processing stats
With the 1.2 Petabyte DW system having reached maturity at its flagship US customer, LGR takes production load speeds to new highs. From an average daily load of 45,000 records per second, the system is pushed to processing speeds of more than 150,000 records per second, all in real time.
2007
World’s largest Commercial Data Warehouse
LGR puts the world’s largest commercial data warehouse into production with its flagship US customer. Consisting of two geographically redundant sites, it boasts more than 1.2 Petabytes of database space across a massive Oracle 10gR2 / HP 9000 Superdome platform.
Launch of iPhone
AT&T launches a global phenomenon when it becomes the first operator in the world to offer the Apple iPhone. CDRlive is naturally the database of record for all iPhone reporting to AT&T and Apple, and continues to be to this day for all three versions of the device (2G, 3G and 3GS).
Launch of CDRinsight
LGR and Oracle partner on the development of CDRinsight, a revolutionary Business Intelligence platform based on Oracle BI EE, Designed from the ground up for telecommunications operators, it offers the benefits of an out-the-box solution with a proven pedigree in the telco industry.
Lead beta-tester on the SAGE program
LGR’s global leadership in data warehousing leads Oracle to select it as a lead beta-tester of a revolutionary new data warehouse platform, code-named SAGE. Benchmark tests quickly show 20x performance improvements on what will ultimately become Oracle Exadata.