This week Chris and Martin talk to Nikita Ivanov CTO and founder of GridGain Systems. The topic is in-memory computing and specifically Apache Ignite, an open-source key-value store that also supports SQL99 and POSIX-compliant file interfaces. The idea of running applications purely from memory isn’t a new one. DRAM is the fastest “storage” component but isn’t designed as a long-term storage medium. Consequently, in-memory solutions such as Apache Ignite require features to ensure data resiliency and consistency. Ignite and similar solutions have a heavy focus on data distribution and protection in order to meet resiliency …
