Breaking the Disk Barrier with In-Memory DBMS Technology: Sybase Adds a Big Performance Boost for ASE 15.5
IDC Opinion
Over thecourse of the past 10 years, in-memory database technology has emergedas a key means of boosting performance and scalability and containingstorage costs. This technology has evolved from use only for caching,or for extremely high-speed data systems, to much more mainstream ITapplications. In-memory DBMS (IMDB) usage is now applied in ways thatdeliver better performance and respond flexibly to increased userdemand at low incremental cost. The reason for this is that theeconomics of computing have shifted in favor of this approach due tothe following factors:
Cheaper, faster processors in multicore, multiprocessor configurations
64-bit memory addressability combined with cheaper memory that makes large in-memory deployment affordable
Newer DBMS internal data management software that better exploits memory
This white paper discusses the growing need for high-performancedatabase management, without...