An in-memory data grid (IMDG) copies disk-based data from RDBMS, NoSQL, or Hadoop databases into RAM, where processing takes place without the delays caused by continual disk reads and writes.

Traditionally, an enterprise database would be stored on disk, because it would be far too large to fit in memory. Also, storing data on nonvolatile disk helps ensure that the material is captured ...

New Relic built the database from scratch and assembled a large cluster that can muscle through terabytes of data to quickly arrive at an answer. In-memory technology allows the service to provide ...

In contrast, an in-memory database system entails little or no data transfer. The application may make copies of the data in local program variables, but it is not required. Instead, the IMDS gives ...

The latest release of Oracle Database (12.1.0.2) offers a unique set of features that portend increases in application workload execution, especially for analytics and data warehousing queries. This ...

"Memory is the new disk," Jim Gray would say. The database pioneer died in 2007 after he was lost at sea, but like so much of the man, these words about memory and disk live on, describing a new ...

In-Core/Memory Resident database technology is being used by SAP and Workday. How different are the two vendors' approaches? Written by Brian Sommer, Contributor May 20, 2011, 7:28 a.m. PT ...

DragonflyDB Inc., a startup with an in-memory database designed to speed up enterprise applications, today announced that it has secured $21 million in funding.

New Relic built the database from scratch and assembled a large cluster that can muscle through terabytes of data to quickly arrive at an answer. In-memory technology allows the service to provide ...

Traditionally, an enterprise database would be stored on disk, because it would be far too large to fit in memory. Also, storing data on nonvolatile disk helps ensure that the material is captured ...