On Wednesday I wedged my way back into the Netezza booth and heard some pre-buzz about the EMC partnership, as well as a couple of customer stories in which Netezza brought home some pleasant performance statistics. Nice booth, nice job, nice customers, nice conference!

Oh, and Ed: nice recommendations for what to do in Chicago, I've got 'em down for next time. Sort of counterintuitively, I went out with some local friends for sushi and it had to be some of the best sushi in my life (and I'm from California, dammit!). The name of the place is Kaze, and it's in Roscoe Village. Just tell them to let the sushi chef choose for you. (You can select your own sake, though.)