Not that many years ago the rage of the day was ram disks which promised the performance of RAM in your disk subsystem. Got to play around with one for a bit & I'll agree that they made Oracle scream such that PIO was no longer a problem. Wonder if that conforms to the idea of a in-memory DB? Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: VIVEK_SHARMA [mailto:VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:05 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; LazyDBA.com Discussion Subject: Timesten Vs. Oracle - Performance How does timesten compare with Oracle Database in performance, availability etc? Timesten in-memory Database - a brief :- The database system needs an inexpensive, plentiful memory, and the dramatic increases in processor speeds relative to the modest increases in disk drive performance.TimesTen produces software that brings real-time database performance to applications. With TimesTen In-Memory Database Technology,throughput is measured in tens of thousands of operations per second, and response times are counted in microseconds. Though internally unique, TimesTen's products are accessed through standards-based interfaces, and designed for easy integration into existing software infrastructures. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------