At SQLstream, we have no doubt that streaming SQL and stream computing will be a key part of the next-generation enterprise infrastructure, but we are less certain how we fit into trends such as "Big Data" and "NoSQL".

Taking the terms absolutely literally, we aren't either. We can't be "Big Data" because we do out damnedest to process data as fast as we receive it, in memory. I guess "Fast Data" would be a better word for what we do. And we can't be "NoSQL" because we're the biggest cheerleaders for industry-standard SQL you'll find anywhere outside Redwood Shores or Almaden.

But we founded the company because we foresaw …