# Our commitment to open source Open source It’s what we do every day ======================================= Here at Instaclustr, we live and breathe open source. Discover all the ways we’re helping to keep it cutting edge and accessible for everyone. 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.” ![Amanda Katona photo](/wp-content/uploads/amanda-katona-photo-circle-small.png) **Amanda Katona** Director of Developer & Open Source Engagement Our latest blogs ---------------- ### How to query Apache Iceberg tables from ClickHouse Learn how to query Apache Iceberg tables from ClickHouse directly in S3 using the iceberg() table function or IcebergS3. No ETL, loading step, or data duplication required. [Read more](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/how-to-query-apache-iceberg-tables-from-clickhouse/) ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-calendar-ntap-pink.svg)August 6, 2026 ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-author-ntap-pink.svg)By Walt Ribeiro ### Scaling agent systems with Apache Kafka and A2A (Part 4): Visualizing the Agent2Agent protocol [Read more](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/scaling-agent-systems-with-apache-kafka-and-a2a-part-4-visualizing-the-agent2agent-protocol/) ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-calendar-ntap-pink.svg)August 4, 2026 ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-author-ntap-pink.svg)By Paul Brebner ### Scaling agent systems with Kafka and A2A (Part 3): Agent2Agent Protocol explained Learn how the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol works at runtime, including agent discovery, task handling, streaming, push notifications, and Kafka’s role in scalable agent systems. [Read more](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/scaling-agent-systems-with-kafka-and-a2a-part-3-agent2agent-protocol-explained/) ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-calendar-ntap-pink.svg)August 3, 2026 ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-author-ntap-pink.svg)By Paul Brebner ### Self-Service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) for AWS: Deploy Managed Clusters in Your AWS Account Deploy managed clusters in your own AWS account with self-service Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) from NetApp Instaclustr — no tickets, no waiting, just faster cloud onboarding. [Read more](https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/self-service-bring-your-own-cloud-byoc-for-aws-deploy-managed-clusters-in-your-aws-account/) ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-calendar-ntap-pink.svg)July 30, 2026 ![](https://www.instaclustr.com/wp-content/themes/instaclustr/img/2024/icon-author-ntap-pink.svg)By Mo Ansari The Instaclustr GitHub ---------------------- Head over to the Instaclustr GitHub and check out our project repository. [ Explore our GitHub ](https://github.com/instaclustr) 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 ----------------------------------------- [ ![kafka icon left aligned]()**Apache Kafka** ](https://kafka.apache.org/%20) [ ![opensearch logo left aligned]()**OpenSearch** ](https://opensearch.org/%20) [ ![Apache Cassandra logo]()**Apache Cassandra** ](https://cassandra.apache.org/_/index.html%20) [ ![PostgreSQL® logo icon]()**PostgreSQL** ](https://www.postgresql.org/%20) [ ![Cadence logo icon]()**Cadence** ](https://cadenceworkflow.io/%20) [ ![Shotover logo]()**Shotover** ](https://shotover.io/%20) [ ![NetApp icon favicon]()**ATSC** ](https://github.com/instaclustr/atsc) Foundation memberships and sponsorships --------------------------------------- Neutral, open governance organizations and foundations help critical open source projects and their communities thrive. NetApp is a proud supporter or member of the following open source organizations. [ ![Linux Foundation logo]() The Linux Foundation ](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) [ ![OpenSearch Foundation logo]() OpenSearch Foundation ](https://foundation.opensearch.org/) [ ![ASP silver sponsor logo]() Apache Software Foundation – Silver Sponsor ](https://www.apache.org/) Our latest contributions ------------------------ [ ![Apache Cassandra logo]()**Apache Cassandra** CEP-24 Password Validation and Enforcement ](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-17457) [ ![Apache Cassandra logo]()**Apache Cassandra** Cassandra 5 Support for Go Driver ](https://github.com/apache/cassandra-gocql-driver/pull/1822) [ ![Debezium logo icon]()**Debezium** Cassandra 5 support ](https://github.com/apache/cassandra/pull/3374) [ ![opensearch logo left aligned]()**OpenSearch** Validation enhancement for ML Plugin ](https://github.com/opensearch-project/ml-commons/issues/2993) [ ![Cadence logo icon]()**Cadence** OIDC Middleware Implementation ](https://github.com/cadence-workflow/cadence-web/pull/599) 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 icon](/wp-content/uploads/icon-conferences.svg) Conferences - [DataEngBytes Sydney](https://dataengbytes.com/sydney) Sydney, Australia | July 29-30 - [DataEngBytes Melbourne](https://dataengbytes.com/melbourne) Melbourne, Australia | July 24-25 - [AI\_dev](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/ai-dev-europe/) Amsterdam, Netherlands | August 28-29 - [Open Source Summit EU](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/archive/2024/open-source-summit-europe/) Vienna, Austria | September 16-18 - [OpenSearchCon NA](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/opensearchcon-north-america/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=2025q3-opensearchconna25&utm_term=events-opensearchcon-na-2025-os&utm_content=events-opensearchcon-na-2025-os-rsa&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22795995312&gbraid=0AAAAAD2R-lq-4QTGAtSuxX3FaPC2gVbGH&gclid=CjwKCAjw7fzDBhA7EiwAOqJkhyzP_4_oUGGZQtq7qhQ8hQa6UbVZrtLCapNfwrVYPrexdDNW_YpfEhoCmr8QAvD_BwE) San Jose, California | September 8-10 - [Community Over Code NA](https://communityovercode.org/) Minneapolis, Minnesota | September 11-14 - [All Things Open](https://2025.allthingsopen.org/) Raleigh, North Carolina | October 12-14 - [Pass Data Community Summit](https://passdatacommunitysummit.com/) Seattle, Washington | November 17-21 - [FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org/2025/) Brussels, Belgium | February 2026 - [The Linux Foundation Member Summit](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-member-summit/) Napa, California | February 2026 ![interviews icon](/wp-content/uploads/icon-interviews.svg) Interviews with community [Watch now](/resources/?_resource_categories=videos) ![community graphic](/wp-content/uploads/open-source-community-graphic.webp)