# The analytical stack in 1988

Revision 1 (11 October 2026) · Modeled snapshot · through 8 October 2026.

All figures are research-informed estimates of analytical activity. Significant errors may remain; decimal places do not imply measurement precision.

A broader relational installed base

Tables follow the chart’s left-to-right order. Shares use each full layer as the denominator; subdivisions are included in their parent totals.

## Access

| Option | Share of layer | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Oracle vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-oracle.md) | 21.45% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-oracle.md) |
| [Ingres vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-ingres.md) | 3.95% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage) vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-ibm.md) | 19.85% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-ibm.md) |
| [Teradata vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-teradata.md) | 6.35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-teradata.md) |
| [Sybase SQL Server vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-sybase.md) | 2.4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-sybase.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-legacy.md) | 35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-legacy.md) |
| [Desktop databases vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-desktop.md) | 6% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-desktop.md) |
| [Informix vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-informix.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-informix.md) |
| [Other relational products vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-other-relational.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/access/vendor-other-relational.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

## Compute

| Option | Share of layer | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Oracle](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/oracle.md) | 21.45% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/oracle.md) |
| [Ingres](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/ingres.md) | 3.95% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/ibm.md) | 19.85% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/ibm.md) |
| [Teradata](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/teradata.md) | 6.35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/teradata.md) |
| [Sybase SQL Server](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/sybase.md) | 2.4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/sybase.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/legacy.md) | 35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/legacy.md) |
| [Desktop databases](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/desktop.md) | 6% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/desktop.md) |
| [Informix](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/informix.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/informix.md) |
| [Other relational products](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/other-relational.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/compute/other-relational.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

## Storage

| Option | Share of layer | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Oracle native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-oracle.md) | 21.45% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-oracle.md) |
| [Ingres native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-ingres.md) | 3.95% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage) native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-ibm.md) | 19.85% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-ibm.md) |
| [Teradata native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-teradata.md) | 6.35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-teradata.md) |
| [Sybase SQL Server native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-sybase.md) | 2.4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-sybase.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-legacy.md) | 35% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-legacy.md) |
| [Desktop databases native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-desktop.md) | 1.2% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-desktop.md) |
| [Informix native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-informix.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-informix.md) |
| [Other relational products native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-other-relational.md) | 2.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/native-other-relational.md) |
| [Local/shared row files](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/legacy-local.md) | 4.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/1988/storage/legacy-local.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

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