MySQL is bazillion times faster than MemSQL
When someone writes on their intro "... and now in return I want to waste your time a bit." it's a sign that someone isn't being serious.<p>Domas' main criticism is that our video, <a href="http://vimeo.com/44087431" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/44087431</a>, uses a MySQL with standard defaults. Since tuning a database is by definition a custom process, we wanted to demonstrate what performance you'd get "out of the box." The video speaks for itself. MemSQL can push 80k/sec vs 3.5k/sec for MySQL on EC2.<p>Domas actually demonstrates MemSQL's robust durability controls: he bounds MemSQL to disk. If you want to throw an anchor behind a speed boat, you can do it, though we don't recommend it.<p>Even Domas agrees his article isn't serious: "I do agree, that its execution speeds for table scans are not bad – 8M rows scanned a second (for SELECT COUNT(*) query) from single thread is sure a great achievement."<p>If that's the highest praise I can get from Domas, I can live with it.