Next Generation Storage: Non-Volatile Memory

The next generation memory storage revolution is triggered with the advent of the Non-Volatile Memory (NVRAM), also known as Persistent Memory (PM). Previous revolution had occurred when flash memory was introduced. Likewise, NVRAM is going to deliver new possibilities for applications. However, the new memory can hardly find usage for regular consumers now. Most of the research is currently focused around the applications pertaining to Fast operations on large data, such as SQL/NoSQL databases, data analytics, and storage systems. Unless the foundations of a good understanding and practices are not laid down, this technology would not reach its full potential of applications. In this paper we introduce this new memory technology, the current state of research with it, and the possible future developments