In Memory Data Grid Technologies

In Memory Data Grid Technologies - what is it, who are the leaders, why would I want one, what the business benefits and how do you use one?

What is an In Memory Data Grid?

It is not an in-memory relational database, a NOSQL database or a relational database.  It is a different breed of software datastore.

In summary an IMDG is an ‘off the shelf’ software product that exhibits the following characteristics:

The data model is distributed across many servers in a single location or across multiple locations.  This distribution is known as a data fabric.  This distributed model is known as a ‘shared nothing’ architecture.

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