1. A system for processing at least one query to at least one database, the system comprising: a query server for receiving a query and compiling at least one executable from query language based source code; a master node being adapted to receive the at least one executable and comprising: at least one storage device; and a processor; and a plurality of slave nodes operably connected to the master node and receiving at least a first portion of the at least one executable from the master node, each slave node comprising: disk storage for receiving and storing a substantially distinct portion of the database; and a processor for executing the first portion of the at least one executable on the stored database portion to generate a portion of initial query results; wherein the plurality of slave nodes executes the first portion of the at least one executable substantially in parallel to generate a set of initial query results; and wherein a second portion of the at least one executable is executed on the initial query results to generate resultant query results, which are stored at the master node.