# The analytical stack in 2006

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.

Hadoop debuts; Amazon launches S3

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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Sybase IQ vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-iq.md) | 1.2075% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-iq.md) |
| [MySQL vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-mysql.md) | 1.045% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-mysql.md) |
| [PostgreSQL family vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-postgres.md) | 0.815% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-postgres.md) |
| [SQLite vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-sqlite.md) | 0.1275% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-sqlite.md) |
| [Greenplum vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-greenplum.md) | 0.115% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-greenplum.md) |
| [Hadoop batch vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-hadoop.md) | 0.9% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-hadoop.md) |
| [Netezza vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-netezza.md) | 0.6475% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-netezza.md) |
| [Other analytical engines vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-other-analytics.md) | 0.7025% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-other-analytics.md) |
| [Oracle vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-oracle.md) | 8.63% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-oracle.md) |
| [Ingres vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-ingres.md) | 0.3475% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage) vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-ibm.md) | 4.7725% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-ibm.md) |
| [Teradata vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-teradata.md) | 3.865% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-teradata.md) |
| [Sybase ASE vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-sybase.md) | 0.6925% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-sybase.md) |
| [Microsoft SQL Server vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-sqlserver.md) | 4.32% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-sqlserver.md) |
| [Desktop databases vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-desktop.md) | 3.315% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-desktop.md) |
| [Informix vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-informix.md) | 0.645% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-informix.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-legacy.md) | 1.14% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-legacy.md) |
| [Other relational products vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-other-relational.md) | 0.3225% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/vendor-other-relational.md) |
| [ODBC](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/odbc.md) | 31.5825% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/odbc.md) |
| [JDBC](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/jdbc.md) | 21.38% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/jdbc.md) |
| [Python DB-API (other drivers)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/python.md) | 2.705% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/python.md) |
| [Other language/portable APIs](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/other-api.md) | 10.7225% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/access/other-api.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

## Compute

| Option | Share of layer | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Sybase IQ](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/iq.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/iq.md) |
| [MySQL](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/mysql.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/mysql.md) |
| [PostgreSQL family](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/postgres.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/postgres.md) |
| [SQLite](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/sqlite.md) | 0.45% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/sqlite.md) |
| [Greenplum](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/greenplum.md) | 0.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/greenplum.md) |
| [Hadoop batch](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/hadoop.md) | 1% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/hadoop.md) |
| [Netezza](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/netezza.md) | 2% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/netezza.md) |
| [Other analytical engines](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/other-analytics.md) | 3.05% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/other-analytics.md) |
| [Oracle](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/oracle.md) | 22.7% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/oracle.md) |
| [Ingres](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/ingres.md) | 0.9% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/ibm.md) | 13.3% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/ibm.md) |
| [Teradata](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/teradata.md) | 13.95% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/teradata.md) |
| [Sybase ASE](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/sybase.md) | 1.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/sybase.md) |
| [Microsoft SQL Server](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/sqlserver.md) | 17.25% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/sqlserver.md) |
| [Desktop databases](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/desktop.md) | 5.1% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/desktop.md) |
| [Informix](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/informix.md) | 2.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/informix.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/legacy.md) | 1.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/legacy.md) |
| [Other relational products](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/other-relational.md) | 1.4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/compute/other-relational.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

## Storage

| Option | Share of layer | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Sybase IQ native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-iq.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-iq.md) |
| [MySQL native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-mysql.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-mysql.md) |
| [PostgreSQL family native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-postgres.md) | 4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-postgres.md) |
| [SQLite native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-sqlite.md) | 0.45% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-sqlite.md) |
| [Greenplum native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-greenplum.md) | 0.5% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-greenplum.md) |
| [Netezza native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-netezza.md) | 2% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-netezza.md) |
| [Other analytical engines native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-other-analytics.md) | 3.05% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-other-analytics.md) |
| [Oracle native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-oracle.md) | 21.3375% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-oracle.md) |
| [Ingres native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-ingres.md) | 0.855% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-ingres.md) |
| [IBM relational (SQL/DS/Db2 lineage) native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-ibm.md) | 12.635% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-ibm.md) |
| [Teradata native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-teradata.md) | 13.95% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-teradata.md) |
| [Sybase ASE native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-sybase.md) | 1.71% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-sybase.md) |
| [Microsoft SQL Server native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-sqlserver.md) | 16.56% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-sqlserver.md) |
| [Desktop databases native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-desktop.md) | 3.11% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-desktop.md) |
| [Informix native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-informix.md) | 2.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-informix.md) |
| [Pre-relational reporting native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-legacy.md) | 1.8% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-legacy.md) |
| [Other relational products native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-other-relational.md) | 1.4% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/native-other-relational.md) |
| [Federated relational native stores (vendor unallocated)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/remote-relational.md) | 2.375% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/remote-relational.md) |
| [HDFS text/SequenceFile](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/hdfs-row.md) | 0.99% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/hdfs-row.md) |
| [S3 (Hadoop block-backed files)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/object-row.md) | 0.01% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/object-row.md) |
| [Local/shared row files](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/legacy-local.md) | 2.4675% | [Inspect](https://history.columnar.tech/connections/2006/storage/legacy-local.md) |
| **Total** | **100%** |  |

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