VoltDB is a good example of rethinking relational databases for for modern technology. Traditional databases assume that everything is stored on disk, with a bi

VoltDB is a good example of rethinking relational databases for for modern technology. Traditional databases assume that everything is stored on disk, with a bit of RAM available for cacheing. VoltDB assumes that everything is stored in RAM first, using checkpointing to disk and replication to get durability. https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/lisa11/tech/slides/stonebraker.pdf https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/lisa11/tech/slides/ston... Have a look at Michael Stonebraker, he's a database genius, and keeps starting "NewSQL" companies which use the relational model, but specialized for different applications, e.g. column stores. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker