Instaclustr Blog Archive
2023
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- PostgreSQL
Instaclustr for PostgreSQL® Releases Support for pgvector
The pgvector open source extension for similarity search is now available as an add-on to your Instaclustr for PostgreSQL® services. The pgvector extension provides the ability to store and search ML-generated vector type data. Using a specific index type for querying a table, pgvector allows you to find a vector’s exact or approximate nearest neighbors,...
Learn MoreChris CarterDecember 19, 2023 -
- Apache Kafka
- Dev Rel
- Technical
An Apache Kafka® and RisingWave Stream Processing Christmas Special
Something has gone amiss in Santa’s workshop! The “toy” Elves and the “box” Elves have stopped talking to each other and have set up 2 separate conveyor belts. The packing Elves therefore need some help to match toys and boxes. In this Christmas Special blog let's give Santa a hand and build a Kafka Elf Packing Assistance Machine. We'll use Apache Kafka combined with Apache Streams or a new open-source Streams processing technology, RisingWave.
Learn MorePaul BrebnerDecember 14, 2023 -
- Technical
Instaclustr Cluster Performance Insights #1: Cluster Size Distribution and Zipf’s Law: Why Open Source Computer Clusters Are Like Galaxies
Image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope showing thousands of galaxy clusters (https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2022/038/01G7JGTH21B5GN9VCYAHBXKSD1?news=true) public domain Recently I decided to take a closer look at the cloud computing clusters that Instaclustr uses to provide managed open source Big Data services to 100s of customers, to see if I could discover any interesting resource and performance/scalability insights....
Learn MorePaul BrebnerDecember 12, 2023 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Spark
- Cadence
- Feature Releases
- News
- OpenSearch
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
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 -
- PostgreSQL
General Availability of PostgreSQL® 16 on the Instaclustr Managed Platform
Instaclustr is excited to announce the availability of PostgreSQL® 16, the latest major release on the Instaclustr Managed Platform. PostgreSQL is the world’s most advanced open source, object-relational database system. Instaclustr is a leading provider of open source data solutions, helping customers avoid the risks of vendor lock-in and unsupported software. PostgreSQL 16 brings significant...
Learn MoreChris CarterDecember 04, 2023 -
- Apache Cassandra
- 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 -
- Cadence
- 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 -
- Redis
- Technical
How to Scale With Redis™
1. Introduction Redis™ is an in-memory database with common use cases such as caching, leaderboards, and streaming. As with most databases, the data inside Redis can grow and grow, and learning how to properly manage the growth of that data is a key concern for database engineers today. Redis has a few options when it...
Learn MoreCarrie PowickNovember 28, 2023