VoltDB Named a Strong Performer in In-Memory Database Platforms Market by Independent Research Firm

BEDFORD, Mass., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- VoltDB today announced that Forrester Research Inc. cited the company as a strong performer in its February 2017 report, "The Forrester Wave™: In-Memory Databases, Q1 2017." As cited in the report, VoltDB's in-memory database received four out of a possible five points in five criteria: data management, transaction capabilities, performance, high availability and disaster recovery, and use cases. The report states enterprises "shortlist VoltDB when building low-latency translytical applications to support self-service data platform capabilities." 

The Forrester Wave™: In-Memory Databases, Q1 2017 "identifies the 13 most significant software providers" in the in-memory databases market, evaluating each vendor based on 24 weighted criteria, including current offering, strategy and market presence. The report details how well each vendor fulfills Forrester's criteria and where the vendors stand in relation to each other to meet next-generation real-time data requirements.

According to the Forrester report, "An in-memory database is not just a nice-to-have option anymore — it has become critical to support next-generation transactions, analytics, and operational insights…. Today's in-memory databases are changing the way we build and deliver systems of engagement, and they are transforming the practice of analytics, predictive modeling, and business transaction management."

"I believe that the Forrester Wave speaks to the reasons our enterprise customers choose VoltDB," said Dennis Duckworth, Director, Product Marketing, VoltDB. "Modern applications require an in-memory database to manage the speed, scale and accuracy demands of enterprises competing on their ability to deliver personal, contextual and real-time interactions to increasingly connected and savvy consumers and businesses."

VoltDB powers modern applications processing millions of data points in milliseconds with 100 percent accuracy. An in-memory, scale-out, cloud-deployable operational database, VoltDB enables developers to build-high volume, predictable low-latency applications. VoltDB recently released Version 7.0 of its in-memory database, which is available for download at: http://voltdb.com/download.

To read the Forrester report, click here.

About VoltDB
VoltDB provides the only in-memory transactional database for applications that require an unprecedented combination of data scale, volume, and accuracy. Unlike other databases, including OLTP, Big Data, and NoSQL, only VoltDB supports all three modern application data requirements: VoltDB processes data points from millions of users and sources; ingests, analyzes, and acts on data in milliseconds; and data managed by VoltDB is accurate all the time, for all decisions. 

Telecommunications, financial services, advertising, gaming and other industries rely on VoltDB to modernize their applications. VoltDB was founded by a team of world-class database experts, including Dr. Michael Stonebraker, winner of the coveted ACM Turing award. VoltDB is privately held with offices in Bedford, Mass, San Jose, Calif and London. Try out VoltDB at www.voltdb.com/download.

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