However, many in-memory data grids require that all the data in the underlying disk-based database fit into memory, requiring a business to purchase enough memory to hold all the data.

In-memory databases are relational databases that run entirely within the working memory, or RAM, of a server, or set of servers.

To accommodate a perceived need for a lower-priced, in-memory database, McObject has introduced a single-threaded, royalty-free version of its eXtremeDB in-memory database. Suggested uses include ...

In their many years of existence, in-memory databases and technologies have meant one thing to most observers: running applications and serving up data at lightning-fast speeds. Now, as data ...

In-memory databases offer very high performance data processing, but how do you protect data in volatile DRAM and what kind of storage is needed for longer term retention?

BANGALORE, INDIA: In-memory database systems (IMDSs) store records in main memory, they never go to disk. Through this elimination of disk access, IMDSs claim significant performance gains over ...

In-memory databases are relational databases that run entirely within the working memory, or RAM, of a server, or set of servers.

Theemergence of non-volatile dual in-line memory modules, or NVDIMMs, addsa new tool for in-memory database durability. NVDIMMs take the form ofstandard memory sticks that plug into existing DIMM ...

In-memory database technology improves specific application performance notably. But challenges need to be met before in-memory database becomes the norm.

A Technical Fellow at Microsoft says we're headed for an in-memory database tipping point. What does this mean for Big Data?