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In-Memory Analytics

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In-memory analyticsā€¯ is a misnomer: all analytics run in memory and have always done so. Two things distinguish modern in-memory analytics.

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    Solid state devices and flash memory present a new opportunity for systems architecture. As of 2016, use of SSD and flash in analytic datastores is an emerging technology.

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Dinsmore, T.W. (2016). In-Memory Analytics. In: Disruptive Analytics. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1311-7_5

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