title: MemSQL - Starting up / worth the move "Worlds Fastest Database"
body: <p>MemSQL is claiming to be the &quot;Worlds Fastest Database&quot;</p>
  <p>Faster than DB2, Oracle, mySQL and SQL server. Can anyone vouch for this?</p>
  <p>I have searched the web and tried to gather as much information as possible about this. MemSQL is claiming to be the fastest database on the planet. Faster than Oracle, DB2, MySQL and MS SQL.</p>
  <p>I have even spoken with their staff, founders (facebook ex employees) about their product. I have also seen the witty bench mark tests everyone is piping about. Is it really worth the move? Ashton Kutcher being a Angel Venture Capitalist behind the group does not show me real worth. I mean, Google BigTable would be a better move for some.</p>
  <p>Can anyone share tips, articles, tutorials.. even some of their real customers. Their website does not show real examples and it lacks a kind of community you get with other database products - commercial too.</p>
  <p>There is hardly anything out there on it and I really want a stack look at it. I am bought in by the hype I admit, it looks great, the videos.. the documentation and the brand.. but really.. is it that good? The commercial product is only limited to 32gb and I know many databases easily complete that.</p>