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- Apache Kafka
- Technical
RabbitMQ vs. Apache Kafka®: Key Differences and Use Cases
Introduction Whether you’re integrating multiple microservices, looking to improve app reliability, or building a new streaming app, you might need a message queue (MQ) or message broker platform. These types of software pass messages from producing apps or services to consuming apps or services. Two of the most popular platforms for handling messages are Apache...
Learn MoreInstaclustrMay 09, 2021 -
- Apache Kafka
- Technical
Apache ZooKeeper Meets the Dining Philosophers
A ZooKeeper walks into a pub… (actually an Outback pub) The ZooKeeper notices a very rowdy crowd at a round table who appear to be fighting over forks, and she can’t avoid overhearing this conservation: Karl (Marx): “Ludwig, I am hungry please lend me a fork” Ludwig (Wittgenstein): “Karl, I don’t fully understand what you...
Learn MorePaul BrebnerMay 09, 2021 -
- Feature Releases
Instaclustr Debuts Fully Managed Apache ZooKeeper Solution
Instaclustr, the leading provider of fully managed solutions for scalable open source technologies, today announced the general availability of Instaclustr Managed Apache ZooKeeper. The addition of Apache ZooKeeper expands Instaclustr’s offerings for deploying, managing, analyzing, optimizing, and monitoring all components of enterprises’ data layer and related infrastructure. Multiple Apache projects leverage Apache ZooKeeper as a...
Learn MoreInstaclustrMay 06, 2021 -
- Elasticsearch
- Apache Kafka
- Technical
Instaclustr Announces Customer-Initiated Resize For Apache Kafka® and Elasticsearch™
Instaclustr, delivering reliability at scale through fully managed open source data technologies, today announced the release of any-to-any resizing for Kafka and Elasticsearch clusters on the Instaclustr Managed Platform. Releasing this new functionality allows customers to dynamically resize their clusters without help from the Instaclustr Support team, providing customers a quicker resolution time. There are...
Learn MoreInstaclustrApril 27, 2021 -
- Technical
- Redis
Redis™ Mirroring Now in Preview on the Instaclustr Managed Platform
Today Instaclustr is pleased to announce that our Redis Mirroring solution is available in preview with Instaclustr for Redis on the Instaclustr Managed Platform. Mirroring enables businesses to cope with unexpected events such as cloud outages by allowing for a resilient, geographically distributed cache architecture that can handle high availability requirements. Additionally, a geographically distributed...
Learn MoreInstaclustrMarch 30, 2021 -
- Elasticsearch
- Technical
Complete Overview of the ELK Stack
Answering Key Questions About the ELK Stack Organizations are increasingly turning to the ELK Stack to search and analyze massive data volumes. ELK is an acronym derived from the three technologies that formed the initial stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. Some are incorporating the stack’s search capabilities into apps and websites, providing simple, fast ways...
Learn MoreInstaclustrMarch 29, 2021 -
- Apache Kafka
- Technical
Apache Kafka MirrorMaker 2 (MM2) Part 2: Practice
In part 1 of this blog series, we focused on MirrorMaker 2 theory (Kafka replication, architecture, components and terminology) and invent some MirrorMaker 2 rules. In this part, we will be more practical, and try out Instaclustr’s managed MirrorMaker 2 service and test the rules out with some experiments.
Learn MorePaul BrebnerMarch 18, 2021 -
- Apache Kafka
- Technical
Apache Kafka MirrorMaker 2 (MM2) Part 1: Theory
In this new two-part blog series we’ll turn our gaze to the newest version of MirrorMaker 2 (MM2), the Apache Kafka cross-cluster mirroring, or replication, technology. MirrorMaker 2 is built on top of the Kafka Connect framework for increased reliability and scalability and is suitable for more demanding geo-replication use cases including migration, special purpose...
Learn MorePaul BrebnerMarch 16, 2021 -
- Technical
- Redis
Redis™ vs Memcached
Introduction Caching is an important step in increasing the performance of many applications. It can be difficult to determine which caching solution is the best for your use case. Two likely contenders that will often make an appearance in your search for the answer are Redis vs Memcached. In the green corner is Memcached (est....
Learn MoreShane DucksburyFebruary 25, 2021