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- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Hello Cassandra! A Java Client Example
This is the third (and final) part of my blog-series on creating a demonstration Cassandra cluster, connecting, and communicating. We landed on the moon and made Second Contact with the Monolith (CQL shell) in our last blog, but what can we do to understand the Monolith better? Let’s explore Cassandra Java client program. Java Client...
Learn MorePaul BrebnerSeptember 07, 2017 -
- Feature Releases
Announcing Custom Data Center Subnet Allocation
Instaclustr is pleased to announce changes which allow customers finer control of internal network ranges allocated to data center. Previously, when creating or adding a data center, data center subnets were allocated automatically and sequentially. Customers can now choose custom address ranges for individual data centers and these are no longer required to be ranges...
Learn MoreInstaclustrSeptember 07, 2017 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Consulting Cassandra: Second Contact with the Monolith
(Source: Shutterstock) In the first part of this blog (Cluster Creation in Under Ten Minutes), I created a Cassandra cluster. In this part, we blast off to the Moon for 2nd contact. Consulting the Oracles Croesus: Hi Oracle. How will my war with Cyrus the Persian go? Oracle: If you proceed, a great empire will be...
Learn MorePaul BrebnerSeptember 06, 2017 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Cassandra Cluster Creation in Under 10 Minutes
(Source: Shutterstock – edited) Enough Information I watched the classic movie “2001: a Space Odyssey” for the nth time on the weekend. My previous favourite quote from HAL (the eventually paranoid and murderous ship AI) was: Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL. HAL: I’m sorry, Dave....
Learn MorePaul BrebnerAugust 29, 2017 -
- Feature Releases
Instaclustr Releases Support for Scylla 1.7.2
*Please note due to extremely limited customer demand, we no longer support ScyllaDB. Please contact our Sales Team should have you have any further questions. Instaclustr is happy to announce the immediate availability of Scylla 1.7.2 through its Managed Service. Scylla 1.7.2 is a significant step forward from the version previously available through Instaclustr with...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJuly 27, 2017 -
- Apache Spark
- Feature Releases
- Technical
Instaclustr Managed Service for Apache Spark™ 2.1.1 Released
Instaclustr is pleased to announce the availability of Spark 2.1.1 on its managed service. Spark 2.1 provides increased stability and minor feature enhancements while providing access to the key benefits of Spark 2.0 such as: Up to 10x performance improvements Structured Streaming API ANSI SQL parser for Spark SQL Streamlined APIs Instaclustr’s Spark Managed Service...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJuly 27, 2017 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Instaclustr Dynamic Resizing for Apache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra is well known for its ability to scale to whatever size you could possibly need. However, the traditional “horizontal” scaling approach of adding or removing cluster nodes to change cluster capacity can be resource-intensive and time-consuming. Scaling a cluster this way can take hours or even days. Instaclustr’s new dynamic resizing capability dramatically...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJune 29, 2017 -
- Elasticsearch
- Feature Releases
- Technical
Available Now – Instaclustr Managed Service for Elassandra
Instaclustr, the best way to run Apache Cassandra in the cloud, is excited to announce the release of our Managed Elassandra offering. Elassandra and Kibana are now available as options for automatic provisioning through the Instaclustr Management Console. Elassandra can be used in our free trials on the Google Compute Platform. Elassandra gives you the power...
Learn MoreInstaclustrJune 29, 2017 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Benchmarking Cassandra on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Instaclustr’s GCP support has been available for several months now and we have reached a point where we feel confident to publish benchmarks of the performance we are seeing on GCP. Instaclustr’s availability on the Google Cloud Platform means that customers wanting to take advantage of the unique and compelling features of that platform now...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJune 29, 2017