I don’t like stupid benchmarks, as they waste my time. I don’t like stupid marketing, as it wastes my time too. Sometimes I succumb to those things, and now in return I want to waste your time a bit. So, this MemSQL thing, written by some smart guys has been making rounds in press and technical community. Centerpiece of all the communication was: “MemSQL, the database they have developed over the
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