• Overview
  • SchoonerSQL
  • Membrain
  • Supported Platforms
  • Pricing and Licensing

The Schooner Advantage

Schooner sells and supports two software products:

• SchoonerSQL™
• Schooner Membrain™

Both uniquely use extensive multi-threading to exploit fully the power of commodity multi-core x86 servers. Our software transforms standard servers into highly-optimized and cost-effective MySQL database and NoSQL data store servers. We deliver high availability with great performance, enable scaling without sprawl, and maximize your datacenter productivity.

Schooner:

• Minimizes application downtime: Schooner's software delivers high availability with synchronous replication, no stale data or lost data, no slave lag, instant and automated failover, and vast reduction in the hassle associated with replication and high availability.
• Handles way bigger loads with way fewer nodes: Each server running SchoonerSQL can usually replace several servers running other MySQL distributions. Each server running Membrain can usually replace 10 or 12 of the same servers running memcached or a NoSQL data store on the usual complement of DRAM. Schooner lets you consolidate servers and save on the cost of hardware and on the rack, power, pipe, and people to run them. You can do more with less.
• Delivers great performance: Schooner's software delivers better performance than you'll get from the same server running other MySQL distributions or other NoSQL or caching options. Our customers have seen results like a 5x speedup in ad hoc queries and an 11x throughput gain. Imagine what Schooner can do for your workload and datacenter — and your peace of mind.
• Enables scaling without sprawl: Scaling to handle more capacity or meet demanding performance targets has usually required the addition of lots of servers, which are not utilized very efficiently. Schooner's software exploits modern multi-core processors to deliver extremely high server CPU utilization. We can also fully exploit vast amounts of flash memory and get it to perform at speeds closer to DRAM. When you have to scale out, Schooner lets you scale smart by using cores and flash instead of having to add server after server.
• Offers full user-level compatibility: Schooner's solutions are 100% client-compatible: SchoonerSQLrequires no schema or other database changes. Schooner Membrain is certified 100% memcapable. Schooner software runs on top of Red Hat Linux or CentOS, involving no OS changes or patches. You can buy, install, and see value immediately.
• Runs on a vast set of hardware choices: Each Schooner product is available on properly-configured x86 Linux servers. You can get far more value out of your current servers, or, spend a lot less on new servers.

We've done the rocket science — backed by 19 patents filed — to slash your server capex and associated opex, offer top performance, minimize application downtime, and enable new revenue-producing applications based on rapid access to multiple terabytes of data on each server. Check out SchoonerSQLor Schooner Membrain today — you can see for yourself by downloading the software for a free trial. Scale smart, with Schooner.