In-memory analytics plugs real-time need

Business analytics based on in-memory computing will continue to gain traction even as companies try to make sense--in real-time--of the ever-increasing volume of data generated, noted an analyst.
 
Daniel Zoe-Jimenez, program manager of enterprise applications and information management at IDC Asia-Pacific, said that in-memory computing, which he defined as "accessing and analyzing data sets without it being written down in storage", has been in the market for almost a decade. This means that a product such as SAP's Hana appliance, which is based on in-memory computing technology, is not a new offering, he pointed out [read more].