VoltDB

VoltDB, now sold as Volt Active Data, is a data platform for applications that must act on live data. It combines a database that handles ACID transactions with a decision layer for streaming data, AI and automation.

The vendor describes the software as built to remove the multi-threading and locking overhead that slows conventional database engines. It positions the platform for telecoms, financial services and enterprise technology, and says it has run in production for fifteen years.

What VoltDB offers

• Transactional database — full ACID consistency for real-time workloads.
• Real-time decisioning — enforces consistent outcomes across streaming data, AI and automation.
• Support for AI agents — lets an agent query the same current data that the next transaction commits against.
• Low-latency design — aimed at the response targets of 5G, IoT and edge computing.

Who it works with

Organisations in financial services, telecommunications and enterprise technology, plus technology partners and integrators.

Key facts

• Current name: Volt Active Data
• In production: fifteen years, according to the vendor
• Latency target: under ten milliseconds, as stated by the vendor