Overview
Apache Ignite is a memory-first, distributed SQL database designed for high-velocity workloads. It combines in-memory performance with disk persistence, offering ACID transactions and SQL query capabilities across distributed data. The architecture supports schema evolution, backpressured streaming, and schema-driven data placement, optimizing processing where data lives. Ignite supports multiple languages and offers features like event stream processing, microservices state management, and session management. It addresses the scale/speed trade-off, ensuring consistency and durability. Ignite provides a robust solution for operational analytics, fast data marts, and high-performance computing, making it suitable for modern data-intensive applications requiring both speed and reliability.