Systems and methods provide a simple and flexible data access layer for an application. The systems and methods receive, at a data access layer associated with an application, a request for accessing data in memory; identify a pattern of the data of the request; determine whether the data access layer includes a table having a structure of one of key/value pair, sorted set, map, or event that is suitable for accessing the data of the request based on the identified pattern. If the data access layer includes a table with suitable structure, using that table for accessing the data of the request. If the data access layer does not include a table with suitable structure, generating a table having the structure of one of key/value pair, sorted set, map, or event; and using the generated table for accessing the data of the request.