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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                               NETEZZA CORPORATION

               Fiscal 2008 Executive Officer Incentive Bonus Plan

     1. Purpose. The purpose of this Fiscal 2008 Executive Officer Incentive
Bonus Plan of Netezza Corporation (the "Company") is to enhance the Company's
ability to attract, retain and motivate executive officers of the Company and to
tie a significant portion of the compensation of executive officers to the
attainment of corporate success, thus aligning the incentives of the executive
officers with the creation of value for the stockholders of the Company.

     2. Eligibility. All of the Company's executive officers, within the meaning
of Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Participants"), are
eligible to receive bonus payments under this Plan. As of the date of adoption
of this Plan, Jit Saxena, Jim Baum, Pat Scannell, Trish Cotter and Ray Tacoma
are Participants in this Plan. If additional persons become executive officers
of the Company during Fiscal 2008, they may be added as Participants in this
Plan, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Except as is otherwise
determined by the Compensation Committee, in order to be eligible to receive a
bonus payment under this Plan, the Participant must be employed by the Company
as of the time the Company first publicly reports its financial results for the
fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as applicable, based upon which the bonus payment
is determined.

     3. Period Covered by Plan. This Plan covers the fiscal year ending January
31, 2008 ("Fiscal 2008"). Bonus payments for each Participant other than Mr.
Tacoma will be based on Revenue and Adjusted Operating Income (each as defined
below) for Fiscal 2008. Bonus payments for Mr. Tacoma will be based on Revenue
and Bookings (as defined below) in Fiscal 2008 on a quarterly and year-to-date
basis.

     4. Administration. This Plan will be administered by the Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee shall
have authority to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines
and practices relating to this Plan as it deems advisable. The Compensation
Committee shall have broad discretion to construe and interpret the terms of
this Plan, to make adjustments or amendments to this Plan, and to make
determinations as to whether the criteria for bonus payments have been
satisfied. All decisions by the Compensation Committee shall be made in the
Compensation Committee's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all
Participants and all persons having or claiming any interest in this Plan. No
member of the Compensation Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination relating to or under this Plan.

     5. Bonus Payments - Participants Generally. This Section 5 covers the
bonuses payable to each Participant other than Mr. Tacoma. All references in
this Section 5 to "Participants" means each Participant other than Mr. Tacoma.

          (a) Target Bonuses. Each Participant has a target bonus for Fiscal
2008 under this Plan (the "Target Bonus"), which is set forth below. In
addition, each Participant's Target Bonus is allocated between, and determined
based upon, the following two criteria:

          -    Revenue - for purposes of this Plan, "Revenue" means the
               Company's revenue as determined in accordance with generally
               accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and reported in a filing
               by the Company with the SEC; and

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          -    Adjusted Operating Income - for purposes of this Plan, "Adjusted
               Operating Income" means the Company's operating income, as
               determined in accordance with GAAP and reported in a filing by
               the Company with the SEC, plus the amount of operating expenses
               attributable to outstanding equity awards computed in accordance
               with FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R.

The portion of a Participant's Target Bonus that is allocated to Revenue is
referred to in this Plan as the "Revenue Target Bonus"; and the portion of a
Participant's Target Bonus that is allocated to Adjusted Operating Income is
referred to in this Plan as the "Adjusted Operating Income Target Bonus".

     The Target Bonus, and allocation of that Target Bonus between the Revenue
Target Bonus and the Adjusted Operating Income Target Bonus, for each
Participant is as follows:

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<CAPTION>
                                                      Adjusted Operating
Name           Target Bonus   Revenue Target Bonus   Income Target Bonus
----           ------------   --------------------   -------------------
<S>            <C>            <C>                    <C>
Jit Saxena       $125,000            $62,500               $62,500
Jim Baum         $125,000            $62,500               $62,500
Pat Scannell     $100,000            $50,000               $50,000
Trish Cotter     $ 40,000            $20,000               $20,000
</TABLE>

          (b) Revenue Targets and Adjusted Operating Income Targets. For
purposes of this Plan, (i) the Company's Revenue target for Fiscal 2008 is as
set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Operating Plan approved by the Board of Directors
at its December 19, 2006 meeting and attached to the minutes of such meeting
(the "Fiscal 2008 Plan") and (ii) the Company's Adjusted Operating Income target
for Fiscal 2008 is as set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Plan (in the line item
"Operating Profit/(Loss)"). In the event the Company acquires another company or
business during Fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee may adjust the Revenue
target and the Adjusted Operating Income target for Fiscal 2008 in such manner
as it shall determine in its discretion.

          (c) Calculation of Revenue Bonuses. The Company will pay to each
Participant an annual bonus based on Revenue during Fiscal 2008, calculated as
follows:

          -    no Revenue bonus will be paid unless the Company attains 70% of
               its Revenue target for Fiscal 2008;

          -    if the Company attains from 70% up to and including 120% of its
               Revenue target for Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay each
               Participant a Revenue bonus equal to (i) such Participant's
               Revenue Target Bonus multiplied by (ii) actual Revenue for Fiscal
               2008 as a percentage of the Revenue target (for example,
               attainment of 87% of the Revenue target for Fiscal 2008 would
               result in the payment of 87% of each Participant's Revenue Target
               Bonus); and


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          -    if the Company attains more than 120% of its Revenue target for
               Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay each Participant a Revenue
               bonus equal to 120% of such Participant's Revenue Target Bonus.

     The Company will pay the bonuses payable under this Section 5(c) as
promptly as practicable following the meeting of the Compensation Committee at
which the Company's operating results for Fiscal 2008 and the bonuses due
pursuant to this Section 5(c) are presented to the Compensation Committee.

          (d) Calculation of Adjusted Operating Income Bonuses. The Company will
pay to each Participant an annual bonus based on Adjusted Operating Income
during Fiscal 2008, calculated as follows:

          -    no Adjusted Operating Income bonus will be paid unless the
               Company attains 70% of its Adjusted Operating Income target for
               Fiscal 2008;

          -    if the Company attains from 70% up to and including 120% of its
               Adjusted Operating Income target for Fiscal 2008, the Company
               will pay each Participant an Adjusted Operating Income bonus
               equal to (i) such Participant's Adjusted Operating Income Target
               Bonus multiplied by (ii) actual Adjusted Operating Income for
               Fiscal 2008 as a percentage of the Adjusted Operating Income
               target; and

          -    if the Company attains more than 120% of its Adjusted Operating
               Income target for Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay each
               Participant an Adjusted Operating Income bonus equal to 120% of
               such Participant's Adjusted Operating Income Target Bonus.

     The Company will pay the bonuses payable under this Section 5(d) as
promptly as practicable following the meeting of the Compensation Committee at
which the Company's operating results for Fiscal 2008 and the bonuses due
pursuant to this Section 5(d) are presented to the Compensation Committee.

     6. Bonus Payments - Mr. Tacoma. This Section 6 covers the bonuses payable
to Mr. Tacoma.

          (a) Target Bonus. Mr. Tacoma's Target Bonus for Fiscal 2008 is
$275,000. His Target Bonus is allocated among, and determined based upon, the
following two criteria:

          -    Revenue (as defined above); and

          -    Bookings - for purposes of this Plan, "Bookings" means the
               Company's bookings, as determined in accordance with its internal
               bookings policy.

     Mr. Tacoma's Target Bonus of $275,000 is allocated as follows:

          -    $100,000 (or $25,000 per quarter) is allocated to Revenue, and
               the $25,000 quarterly target is referred to as his "Quarterly
               Revenue Target Bonus";


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          -    $100,000 (or $25,000 per quarter) is allocated to Bookings, and
               the $25,000 quarterly target is referred to as his "Quarterly
               Bookings Target Bonus"; and

          -    $75,000 - broken down as $10,000 through the end of the first
               quarter, $15,000 through the end of the second quarter, $20,000
               through the end of the third quarter and $30,000 through the end
               of the fourth quarter - is allocated to year-to-date Bookings and
               is referred to as his "Year-to-Date Bookings Target Bonus".

          (b) Revenue Targets and Bookings Targets. For purposes of this Plan,
(i) the Company's Revenue targets for each quarter of Fiscal 2008 and for Fiscal
2008 as a whole are as set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Plan, (ii) the Company's
Bookings targets for each quarter of Fiscal 2008 and for Fiscal 2008 as a whole
are as set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Plan and (iii) the Company's year-to-date
Bookings targets through the end of each quarter of Fiscal 2008 are calculated
by adding the quarterly bookings targets, as set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Plan,
for the applicable quarters. In the event the Company acquires another company
or business during Fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee may adjust the
Revenue targets and the Bookings targets for each quarter of Fiscal 2008 in such
manner as it shall determine in its discretion.

          (c) Calculation of Revenue Bonuses. The Company will pay to Mr. Tacoma
bonuses based on Revenue for each quarter of Fiscal 2008 and for Fiscal 2008 as
a whole, calculated as follows:

          -    no quarterly Revenue bonus will be paid unless the Company
               attains 70% of its Revenue target for a quarter;

          -    if the Company attains from 70% up to and including 100% of its
               Revenue target for a quarter, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma a
               quarterly Revenue bonus equal to (i) his Quarterly Revenue Target
               Bonus multiplied by (ii) actual Revenue for such quarter as a
               percentage of the Revenue target for such quarter (for example,
               attainment of 87% of the Revenue target for a particular quarter
               would result in the payment of 87% of Mr. Tacoma's Quarterly
               Revenue Target Bonus);

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its Revenue target for a
               quarter, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma a quarterly Revenue
               bonus equal to 100% of his Quarterly Revenue Target Bonus; and

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its Revenue target for
               Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma an annual Revenue
               bonus equal to (i) (A) $100,000 multiplied by (B) actual Revenue
               for Fiscal 2008 as a percentage of the Revenue target for Fiscal
               2008 (for example, if the Company attained 106% of its Revenue
               target for Fiscal 2008, the amount calculated under this clause
               (i) would be $106,000), provided that the amount calculated under
               this clause (i) shall in no event be more than $120,000, less
               (ii) the total of the four quarterly Revenue bonuses paid to Mr.
               Tacoma under this Section 6(c).

     The Company will pay the bonuses payable under this Section 6(c) as
promptly as practicable following the meeting of the Compensation Committee at
which the Company's operating results for the applicable quarter and/or Fiscal
2008 and the bonus due pursuant to this Section 6(c) are presented to the
Compensation Committee.


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          (d) Calculation of Bookings Bonuses. The Company will pay to Mr.
Tacoma bonuses based on Bookings for each quarter of Fiscal 2008 and for Fiscal
2008 as a whole, calculated as follows:

          -    no quarterly Bookings bonus will be paid unless the Company
               attains 70% of its Bookings target for a quarter;

          -    if the Company attains from 70% up to and including 100% of its
               Bookings target for a quarter, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma a
               quarterly Bookings bonus equal to (i) his Quarterly Bookings
               Target Bonus multiplied by (ii) actual Bookings for such quarter
               as a percentage of the Bookings target for such quarter;

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its Bookings target for
               a quarter, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma a quarterly Bookings
               bonus equal to 100% of his Quarterly Bookings Target Bonus; and

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its Bookings target for
               Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma an annual Bookings
               bonus equal to (i) (A) $100,000 multiplied by (B) actual Bookings
               for Fiscal 2008 as a percentage of the Bookings target for Fiscal
               2008, provided that the amount calculated under this clause (i)
               shall in no event be more than $120,000, less (ii) the total of
               the four quarterly Bookings bonuses paid to Mr. Tacoma under this
               Section 6(d).

     The Company will pay the bonuses payable under this Section 6(d) as
promptly as practicable following the meeting of the Compensation Committee at
which the Company's operating results for the applicable quarter and/or Fiscal
2008 and the bonus due pursuant to this Section 6(c) are presented to the
Compensation Committee.

          (e) Calculation of Year-to-Date Bookings Bonuses. The Company will pay
to Mr. Tacoma bonuses based on year-to-date Bookings through the end of each
quarter of Fiscal 2008, calculated as follows:

          -    no year-to-date Bookings bonus will be paid unless the Company
               attains 70% of its Bookings target through the end of such
               quarter;

          -    if the Company attains from 70% up to and including 100% of its
               year-to-date Bookings target through the end of such quarter, the
               Company will pay Mr. Tacoma a year-to-date Bookings bonus equal
               to (i) his Year-to-Date Bookings Target Bonus through the end of
               such quarter multiplied by (ii) actual year-to-date Bookings
               through the end of such quarter as a percentage of the
               year-to-date Bookings target through the end of such quarter;

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its year-to-date
               Bookings target through the end of such quarter, the Company will
               pay Mr. Tacoma a year-to-date Bookings bonus equal to 100% of his
               Year-to-Date Bookings Target Bonus through the end of such
               quarter; and

          -    if the Company attains more than 100% of its Bookings target for
               Fiscal 2008, the Company will pay Mr. Tacoma an annual Bookings
               bonus equal to (i) (A)


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               $75,000 multiplied by (B) actual Bookings for Fiscal 2008 as a
               percentage of the Bookings target for Fiscal 2008, provided that
               the amount calculated under this clause (i) shall in no event be
               more than $90,000, less (ii) the total of the four year-to-date
               Bookings bonuses paid to Mr. Tacoma under this Section 6(e).

     The Company will pay the bonuses payable under this Section 6(e) as
promptly as practicable following the meeting of the Compensation Committee at
which the Company's operating results for the applicable quarter and/or Fiscal
2008 and the bonus due pursuant to this Section 6(e) are presented to the
Compensation Committee.

     7. Acquisition of the Company.

          (a) This Plan shall terminate effective immediately prior to an
Acquisition (as defined below) of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) any bonus payments due with respect to a fiscal period that ended prior to
such Acquisition shall be paid to Participants in then manner provided for in
this Plan and (ii) if an Acquisition occurs following the end of the first
quarter of fiscal 2008 and before the end of fiscal 2008, Section 5 of this Plan
shall be deemed to be modified such that (A) the Target Bonuses set forth
therein shall be proportionately adjusted based on the number of completed
quarters prior to the Acquisition (for example, if the Acquisition occurs in the
third quarter, Mr. Saxena's Revenue Target Bonus would become $31,250), (B) the
Revenue and Adjusted Operating Income targets would be reduced to the Revenue
and Adjusted Operating Income targets set forth in the Fiscal 2008 Plan through
the end of the last full quarter ended prior to the Acquisition, and (C) the
Company shall calculate and pay Revenue and Adjusted Operating Income bonuses
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, adjusted in the manner provided for in
this sentence.

          (b) "Acquisition" means (i) any merger or consolidation in which (A)
the Company is a constituent party or (B) a subsidiary of the Company is a
constituent party and the Company issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to
such merger or consolidation (except, in the case of both clauses (A) and (B)
above, any such merger or consolidation involving the Company or a subsidiary in
which the holders of capital stock of the Company immediately prior to such
merger or consolidation continue to hold immediately following such merger or
consolidation at least 51% by voting power of the capital stock of (x) the
surviving or resulting corporation or (y) if the surviving or resulting
corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately
following such merger or consolidation, of the parent corporation of such
surviving or resulting corporation) or (ii) the sale or transfer, in a single
transaction or series of related transactions, of capital stock representing at
least 51% of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company
immediately following such transaction or (iii) the sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company.

     8. Withholding Taxes. The Company may deduct from any payment otherwise due
to Participants under this Plan any amount required to be withheld by the
Company under applicable federal, state, and local or other income and
employment tax withholding laws and regulations. If the Company elects not to or
cannot withhold such amounts from payments due to a Participant, each
Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for
withholding.

     9. Miscellaneous Provisions


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          (a) Non-transferability of Rights. The rights to a payment of a bonus
under this Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
disposed of.

          (b) No Right to Continued Employment. The opportunity to receive a
bonus under this Plan shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right
to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company
expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its
relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under this
Plan.

          (c) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Plan shall be
severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

          (d) Amendment and Termination. The Compensation Committee may amend or
terminate this Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

          (e) Compliance With Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan to the contrary, all bonus payments made hereunder shall
be made no later than April 15, 2008. The Company shall have no liability to a
Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from,
or compliant with, Section 409A is not so exempt or compliant.

          (f) Governing Law. This Plan shall be construed, interpreted and
enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts without regard to any applicable conflicts of laws.


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