Aerospike is optimized to run on NVMe SSDs capable of efficiently storing large datasets (Gigabytes to Petabytes).

[3] In 2012, Aerospike acquired AlchemyDB, and integrated the two databases' functions, including the addition of a relational data management system.

Aerospike also provides the ability to store the data fully in RAM, thus acting as an in-memory database.

[36] The distribution layer is responsible to replicate the data across nodes to ensure the durability and immediate consistency properties of the transaction.

This allows the database to remain operational even when an individual server node fails or is manually removed from the cluster.