i've blogged a few times about Fusion-IO devices and my experiences with SSD. I've been thinking about the implications of large in-memory databases that retain persistence and transactional capabilities. Turns out the game may be changing long-term to an in-memory database model forscalability. I.e...

Have you ever been asked by a high-level architect or CIO what Microsoft's approach is to a given scenario?  If you have, then you know the challenges faced because as you read through MSDN and TechNet and even at the Microsoft.com site level, you find a lot of material which is very large and complex...