In the last fifty years the world has been completely transformed
through the use of IT. We have now reached a new inflection point. This
book presents, for the first time, how in-memory data management is
changing the way businesses are run. Today, enterprise data is split
into separate databases for performance reasons. Multi-core CPUs, large
main memories, cloud computing and powerful mobile devices are serving
as the foundation for the transition of enterprises away from this
restrictive model. This book provides the technical foundation for
processing combined transactional and analytical operations in the same
database. In the year since we published the first edition of this book,
the performance gains enabled by the use of in-memory technology in
enterprise applications has truly marked an inflection point in the
market. The new content in this second edition focuses on the
development of these in-memory enterprise applications, showing how they
leverage the capabilities of in-memory technology. The book is intended
for university students, IT-professionals and IT-managers, but also for
senior management who wish to create new business processes.