LMDB 1.0: Database without server and without write-ahead log

The free embedded database LMDB has reached version 1.0. It relies on memory mapping and MVCC for fast, transaction-safe data ...
ZDNet

What features would an ideal transaction oriented big data database require?

A database start up, NuoDB, reached out to me to talk about a project they were working on to address the need for extremely scalable, web scale, transaction oriented database engines. The ...
dbta

MongoDB Transactions In Depth

The introduction of transactions in MongoDB 4.0 represents possibly the most significant change in MongoDB's architecture since its original release. The lack of a transactional capability previously ...
dbta

What Is a NewSQL Database System?

The landscape for database management systems is changing more rapidly these days than it has since the earliest days of the relational DBMS. Not only do we have an onslaught of NoSQL database systems ...
Electronic Design

Real-Time Database Systems Aren't Actually Real-Time. Unless They Are.

Why external consistency is so important for a hard real-time database. Maintaining a transaction timeline. The impact of a transaction-scheduling policy. A real-time database-management system (DMBS) ...
InfoQ

Distributed Multi-Modal Database Aerospike 8 Brings Support for Real-Time ACID Transactions

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at ...