For databases, there was a 2016 VLDB paper that suggested using 'write-behind logging' as an alternative to traditional 'write-ahead logging' that is "designed

For databases, there was a 2016 VLDB paper that suggested using 'write-behind logging' as an alternative to traditional 'write-ahead logging' that is "designed for a hybrid storage hierarchy with NVM and DRAM": http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol10/p337-arulraj.pdf http://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol10/p337-arulraj.pdf