Oculus

Raison d'être

Oculus is the easiest way to perform and share analysis of huge SQL datasets.

Gone are the days of haphazard flat files storing unlabeled data from long-forgotten queries. With Oculus, your queries and metadata live together at a single URL, ready to be shared at a moment's notice.

Oculus keeps a history of your queries, the results they returned, and the precise time they were run, so your research is always at hand.

Features

• Self-documenting. Oculus records the query that was run, the precise start and end time, as well as the point-in-time results, so there's never confusion about the context of a dataset.
• Asynchronous. Querying is done in the background, so long-running queries aren't at the mercy of your laptop's WiFi connection.
• Social. Sharing data is as simple as copying a URL. Mount Oculus in your cluster and make it easier than ever to share business insights.
• Database agnostic. Oculus is built on a flexible query layer that currently supports MySQL and Postgres.

Requirements

Oculus supports MySQL and Postgres, and runs on Ruby 1.9.2 and above.

In addition, I highly recommend using a readonly SQL account.

Author

Oculus is the brainchild of Paul Rosania. As a growth hacker, I spend a lot of time looking at data. I needed a tool that made it easy to run complex analysis and share it with decision makers within my company. Oculus was born of this desire.

If you're intrigued by Oculus, or just want to chat, get in touch! I love meeting people. And of course, I'd be flattered if you followed me on Twitter, @ptr. Cheers!

License

Copyright © 2012 Paul Rosania

MIT License

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