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
Vector Search in Apache Cassandra for RAG Retrieval
Learn how Apache Cassandra vector search supports RAG retrieval with native embeddings, ANN queries, and no separate vector database.
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September 23, 2026
By Mariah McLaughlin
Build OpenSearch Vector Indexes faster with NetApp Instaclustr and NVIDIA cuVS
NetApp Instaclustr brings GPU-accelerated vector indexing to managed OpenSearch with NVIDIA cuVS, helping teams build large-scale vector indexes faster for RAG, semantic search, and AI search workloads.
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September 21, 2026
By Alex Bunday
OpenSearch vector search and RAG pipelines: Free hands-on courses for builders
Take free OpenSearch courses on vector search and RAG pipelines with hands-on labs in a live OpenSearch cluster. Build practical AI search skills with no credit card required.
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September 21, 2026
By Brian Graf
Scaling agent systems with Apache Kafka and A2A (Part 5): The Clockwork Agent - A Java A2A example
Learn how the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol works through a practical Java A2A example. Explore Agent Cards, SendMessage, task lifecycles, polling, multi-turn interactions, and how Apache Kafka helps scale agent systems
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September 9, 2026
By Paul Brebner
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
