This document provides an overview of the key capabilities and requirements of MySQL NDB Cluster 8.0. It discusses the following: - High availability with less than 30 seconds of downtime per year and predictable low latency transactions. - Transparent distribution and replication across nodes, along with write and read scalability. - Support for SQL, LDAP, file systems and other interfaces through plug-ins. Mixed OLTP and OLAP capabilities for real-time analytics. - Requirements to handle concurrent and sequential failures automatically with in-memory storage and asynchronous operations.