Intel Optane and ScyllaDB: In-memory Performance at a Lower Cost

Organizations often encounter challenges with their database infrastructure related to performance, data persistence, and cost, especially when using in-memory databases that may compromise data integrity for better performance. Intel and ScyllaDB have collaborated to address these issues by combining ScyllaDB with Intel Optane SSDs, offering a solution that maintains the performance of an in-memory database without sacrificing throughput, latency, or data persistence, while also reducing costs. At the ScyllaDB Summit 2017, Frank Ober from Intel and Tomer Sandler from ScyllaDB detailed performance testing, demonstrating that integrating Intel Optane drives can significantly lower the cost of a typical ScyllaDB setup by reducing the DRAM needed per server. This synergy allows users to achieve high performance and resolve cold-cache and data challenges, resulting in a lower total cost of ownership without the drawbacks associated with traditional in-memory solutions.