High transaction throughput is vital in today’s applications. No matter the database product delivered with rich set of features if it unable to handle the high transaction throughput. It seems that MS SQL Server product team has seriously considered this and they have developed in-memory technology to achieve the goal and it will be released with the next major version of SQL Server. The code name of the project is “Hekaton”. Below are some links I found about “Hekaton” and thought of sharing.
How Fast is Project Codenamed “Hekaton” – It’s ‘Wicked Fast’!
SQL Server In-Memory OLTP technology Project “Hekaton” Riles Oracle VP
