Company
Date Published
Author
Floyd Smith
Word count
1302
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

SingleStore's unique combination of scalability, high performance, and SQL support sets it apart from other databases, allowing for a "plug and play" integration with existing database systems and tools. Its distributed architecture enables massive scaling, handling transactions and analytics simultaneously, all on commodity hardware. SingleStore offers tiered storage, flexible data formats, and a management console with GUI and command-line tools, as well as enterprise security features such as RBAC, encryption, and auditing. The database also supports SQL API, queries, and continuous loading from various sources, making it suitable for organizations requiring relational database structure and NoSQL scalability.