"Like that vendor's appliance, the Oracle Database Machine offloads SQL query processing and large-table scans to an intelligent storage layer," he wrote. "Whereas Netezza uses a technique that involves field-programmable gate arrays, Oracle has leveraged its 11g technology to parallelize query/scan execution to a massively parallel pool of Exadata storage cells."

Hmmm. this statement seems to imply that Netezza is somehow performing table scans or at least matching criteria using FGPAs inside of storage box. Teradata isn't doing any database operation on the storage box itself. pretty cool.

SQL + FGPA = Crazy delicious?