DATABASE SYSTEM RECOVERY USING NON-VOLATILE SYSTEM MEMORY

A database system may implement database system recovery using non-volatile system memory. An update to a data page of a database may be received. A version of the data page may be obtained in system memory. A new version of the data page may be determined according to the received update. The new version of the data page may be maintained in a non-volatile portion of system memory irrespective of a failure of the database. In at least some embodiments, the update may be performed without generating recovery log records indicating the update. Upon recovery from a database failure, data pages maintained in non-volatile system memory may be made available to service access requests.