"When firms look at event stream processing, the primary concern we are hearing is ultra-low latency, the absolute minimum delay from the time event data is received to when the results of the analysis are available," stated Don De Loach, CEO of Aleri Labs.

However, DeLoach contends in the release, that to date it has been throughput, not latency, that has received the most attention within the event stream processing space, largely due to the various claims of other technology providers.

Aleri competes against Streambase Systems, Progress Apama and Vhayu Technologies in the event streaming space.

In the release, DeLoach criticized event stream processing technology firms that have long-engaged in a game of one-upmanship. "One company claims its product can process 250,000 events per second, then another steps up to claim 500,000 transactions per second," stated DeLoach in the release. DeLoach continued that, "While the Aleri Streaming Platform can meet or exceed any of the numbers out there, we've resisted making these claims because, while most companies have a 'good enough' standard for throughput, they have a 'never enough' standard for latency, where every millisecond counts. Companies will always strive for faster data and faster processing," he added in the release.

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