Open source has been
our passion Since day 1
…and continues to be our entire focus
“Between our project committers, developing incredible new features and engaging with the community at conferences and events all over the world, we are excited to put NetApp Instaclustr at the forefront of taking open source to incredible new heights.”
Our latest blogs
Apache Cassandra® 5.0: Improving performance with Unified Compaction Strategy
Boost Cassandra 5.0 performance with UCS. Learn how this strategy enhances compaction for better read/write speeds and cluster efficiency.
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February 16, 2026
By Mariah McLaughlin
Under the hood: Engineering faster ClickHouse® performance
Explore expert ClickHouse performance optimization tips. Learn how new SIMD functions & query rewrites in 25.10 boost speed by 5x.
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February 11, 2026
By Guang Zhao
IBM, Confluent Acquisition: What it means for your data strategy
Industry mergers like IBM's Confluent acquisition may be signaling a shift in the data stack. Learn how consolidation can impact autonomy, pricing, and technical debt.
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January 26, 2026
By Michael Reynolds
Building the AI Cluster Health Summary: From raw metrics to clear signals
Discover how the AI Cluster Health Summary transforms raw cluster metrics into clear insights. Monitor cluster health effortlessly with SRE expertise
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January 21, 2026
By Chris Carter
We’re helping develop the latest and greatest in Open source
The incredible power of the open source community is that it never stops innovating – and we’re proud to be active contributors across several projects.
Here’s what we’ve been up to.
Our contributions to open source projects
Foundation memberships and sponsorships
Instaclustr + The Open SourceCommunity
There’s nothing better than meeting community members face-to-face and talking open source together. That’s why you’ll find us speaking and mingling at community events all over the globe.
Meet with us
Conferences
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Sydney, Australia | July 29-30
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Melbourne, Australia | July 24-25
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | August 28-29
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Vienna, Austria | September 16-18
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San Jose, California | September 8-10
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Minneapolis, Minnesota | September 11-14
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Raleigh, North Carolina | October 12-14
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Seattle, Washington | November 17-21
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Brussels, Belgium | February 2026
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Napa, California | February 2026
Interviews with community
