Phoenix Development Begins at Salesforce

James Taylor and his team at Salesforce begin developing Phoenix internally to provide SQL access to HBase for their enterprise applications.

Significance

This marks the birth of Phoenix, driven by a real-world enterprise need for SQL on NoSQL, proving the concept's viability within a demanding environment.

Key facts

Date
2011-01-01
Type
invention
Location
San Francisco, California, USA (Salesforce offices)