If you’ve read EnterpriseDB’s latest press release, you’ll notice a new feature called Infinite Cache.  While it may sound revolutionary, it is not a new technology.  In fact, it was done for MySQL quite awhile ago under the Waffle Grid project.

While I consider this type of caching relatively simple, I don’t want Oracle to be left out.  As such, I’m going to join the fray by throwing my own project, , into the mix.

Similar to Waffle Grid for MySQL and Infinite Cache for EnterpriseDB, Mercury supplements the Oracle buffer cache with optimized, network-based data block storage to reduce the amount of read-related disk I/O which must be performed when working with large-scale databases.

For the time being, please forward all Mercury-related questions directly to me via email.