Eric Frenkiel, CEO of SingleStore, sat down with Mike Hendrickson of O'Reilly Media at Strata+Hadoop World to discuss the evolution of the database ecosystem and the role of Hadoop and in-memory computing. The conversation covers developments in the in-memory data technology market, how Apache Spark fits into the Hadoop ecosystem, and the importance of real-time analytics for businesses. Frenkiel also shares insights on the benefits of a hybrid approach to transactional and analytical data processing, including performance recommendations for deploying Apache Spark and SingleStore implementations.