Preface

This book is a complete guide to VoltDB. It describes what VoltDB is, how it works, and — more importantly — how to use it to build high performance, data intensive applications. The book is divided into four sections:

This book provides the most complete description of the VoltDB product. A companion book, Getting Started with VoltDB, provides a quick introduction to the product and is recommended for new users. Both books are available on the web from http://www.voltdb.com/.