Darren Pulsipher shows how he increased Elasticsearch performance using Intel’s Optane Persistent Memory in 100 percent app direct mode. His tests show an incredible performance increase of 2x. By doubling the throughput capacity, you can greatly decrease the number of servers in your Elasticsearch cluster.
Blog: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode17.html
Video: https://youtu.be/8vFFbBD9tZQ