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- Technical
Apache Kafka® Streams vs. Apache Spark™ Structured Streaming
In our previous blog, we compared Apache Flink® and Apache Kafka® Streams. Now, let’s compare Kafka Streams and Apache Spark™ Structured Streaming! How can ride-sharing applications display up-to-the-moment vehicle availability and price for thousands of concurrent ride requests? How do financial institutions detect anomalies that signal fraud in real time among millions of other transactions?...
Learn MoreInstaclustrFebruary 29, 2024 -
PostgreSQL® vs. MySQL™
They’re 2 of the most popular database systems used today, and for good reason: PostgreSQL® and MySQL™. Choosing the right technology for your tech stack is vital for long-term success, and PostgreSQL and MySQL offer their unique benefits and drawbacks. But how should you go about deciding which database to adopt? What are the critical...
Learn MoreInstaclustrFebruary 08, 2024 -
- Technical
Apache Flink® vs Apache Kafka® Streams: Comparing Features & Capabilities
Apache Flink® and Apache Kafka® Streams are two names that continually pop up when talking about data streaming and stream processing, but at times it’s not exactly clear how these technologies are related–if at all. This blog will help clarify how these technologies work, their pros and cons, and what use cases are the most...
Learn MoreInstaclustrFebruary 06, 2024 -
- Feature Releases
- News
Instaclustr Product Update: December 2023
There have been a lot of exciting things happening at Instaclustr! Here’s a roundup of the updates to our platform over the last few months. As always, if you have a specific feature request or improvement you’d love to see, please get in contact with us. Major Announcements Cadence®: Instaclustr Managed Platform adds HTTP API...
Learn MoreInstaclustrDecember 07, 2023 -
- Feature Releases
- Technical
Debezium® Change Data Capture for Apache Cassandra®
The Debezium® Change Data Capture (CDC) source connector for Apache Cassandra® version 4.0.11 is now generally available on the Instaclustr Managed Platform. The Debezium CDC source connector will stream your Cassandra data (via Apache Kafka®) to a centralized enterprise data warehouse or any other downstream data consumer. Now business information in your Cassandra database is streamed...
Learn MoreInstaclustrDecember 04, 2023 -
- Feature Releases
The Instaclustr Managed Platform Adds HTTP API for Cadence®
The Instaclustr Managed Platform now provides an HTTP API to allow interaction with Cadence® workflows from virtually any language. Originally developed and open sourced by Uber, Cadence is a workflow engine that greatly simplifies microservices orchestration for executing complex business processes at scale. Until now, fully supported client libraries were only available for Java and...
Learn MoreInstaclustrDecember 01, 2023 -
- Technical
Security Advisory: CVE-2023-44981 Apache ZooKeeper™
Issue Details: On October 11, 2023, the Apache ZooKeeper™ project announced that a security vulnerability has been identified in Apache ZooKeeper, CVE-2023-44981. The Apache ZooKeeper project has classified the severity of this CVE as critical. The CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.x severity rating for this vulnerability by the NVD (National Vulnerability Database) is base...
Learn MoreInstaclustrOctober 24, 2023 -
- Technical
Security Advisory: CVE-2023-43642 Snappy-Java
Issue Details Following the publication of CVE-2023-43642, Instaclustr began investigating its potential impact on our Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra® offering. This vulnerability affects snappy-java, which is a runtime dependency of Apache Cassandra versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.11, 4.0, and 4.1. When decompressing data with a chunk size that is too large, the SnappyInputStream component function of...
Learn MoreInstaclustrSeptember 30, 2023 -
- Technical
How to Keep a Redis™ Cluster Stable While Performing Routine Maintenance
Running a fleet of Redis™ clusters for Instaclustr at scale comes with many challenges; keeping clusters up to date being just one example. We do not want to log on to each node in a cluster and update it manually. Automated processes do things like apply security patches and update versions, but making sure...
Learn MoreInstaclustrSeptember 25, 2023