kdb+/q mmaps everything, so the difference between in ram and on disk is immaterial. You're right that not that many people know k or q, but they're pretty easy

kdb+/q mmaps everything, so the difference between in ram and on disk is immaterial. You're right that not that many people know k or q, but they're pretty easy to learn and a lot as fun as well! Also you can set up clusters using a very nice IPC system. You can seamlessly just send over code and data with very little fuss.