From d20d2ff71d74a58fd7f29cfc0f39fe041e4d27ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fangjin Yang Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:54:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md (#9077) --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7fb8c29bfc9..fc213dcf138 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ ## Apache Druid -Apache Druid is a high performance real-time analytics database. +Druid is a high performance real-time analytics database. Druid's main value add is reduce time to insight and action. -Druid is a next-gen open source alternative to analytical databases such as Vertica, Greenplum, and Exadata, and data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift. +Druid is designed for workflows where fast queries and ingest really matter. Druid excels at powering UIs, running operational (ad-hoc) queries, or handling high concurrency. Consider Druid as an open source alternative to data warehouses for a variety of use cases. ### Getting started