Red Brick Systems

Red Brick Systems was a pioneering technology company specializing in relational database management systems (RDBMS) specifically optimized for data warehousing and decision support. Founded in 1986 by Ralph Kimball, the company introduced the Red Brick Warehouse, which became a industry standard for managing large-scale analytical databases. While primarily a software company, its technologies were widely adopted across the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors to manage complex clinical and commercial data. The company went public in 1994 and was eventually acquired by Informix in 1998, with its technology later becoming part of IBM's data management portfolio.