Hazelcast
Hazelcast is an open-source, in-memory computing platform that provides distributed data structures, caching, and processing capabilities. It enables high-performance, low-latency applications by storing data in RAM across a cluster of machines, supporting features like distributed caching, messaging, and real-time analytics. It is commonly used for scaling applications, improving performance, and handling large datasets in distributed environments.
Developers should learn and use Hazelcast when building applications that require fast data access, such as real-time analytics, high-frequency trading, or gaming platforms, where low latency is critical. It is also valuable for caching frequently accessed data to reduce database load, enabling horizontal scaling in microservices architectures, and implementing distributed computing tasks like map-reduce operations.