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- White Papers
Lessons Learned in PostgreSQL®
In this Thought Leadership white paper, Instaclustr Professional Services Consultant Perry Clark recounts the story of how a client’s PostgreSQL® database was hijacked with ransomware, and the painstaking process he led to retrieve as much data as possible.
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- White Papers
Use Cases for Apache Cassandra®
In this new white paper, discover the key use cases that make Cassandra such a compelling open source software – and learn the important pitfalls to avoid.
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- Videos
Instablinks EP 18: Exploring KRaft for Apache Kafka
In this episode of Instablinks Ben Bromhead speaks with Technology Evangelist, Paul Brebner about a feature in Apache Kafka called KRaft.
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- White Papers
Performance Testing PostgreSQL® on Azure NetApp Files
With TPS speeds up to 325% faster and 70% cheaper ($/TPS), Instaclustr PostgreSQL® on Azure NetApp Files (ANF) is proving to be a game-changing addition to the Instaclustr Managed Platform.
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- White Papers
Apache Cassandra® NoSQL for the Relational DBA
After nearly two decades as a SQL database administrator, Instaclustr Professional Services Consultant Lewis DiFelice discovered that he would suddenly be taking over his company’s 40-node NoSQL Apache Cassandra® cluster and he had to learn – fast.
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- Case Studies
Dignius Case Study
Case Study: Using Open Source Apache Cassandra® and Instaclustr to ensure flexibility, scalability and cost control
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Instablinks EP 17: Understanding Apache Cassandra 4.1
In this episode of Instablinks, Instaclustr CTO, Ben Bromhead and Product Manager, Jaime Borucinski discuss the release of Cassandra 4.1 by detailing its new features!
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- E-Books
Cadence® Polling Cookbook
This cookbook is for developers and engineers of all levels looking to understand how polling works in Cadence®. The recipe in this book provides “Hello, World!” type examples based on simple scenarios and use cases.
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InstaBlinks EP 16: An Introduction to NoSQL Databases
In this episode of InstaBlinks Chief Product Officer, Ben Slater discusses the ins and outs of NoSQL databases by detailing its structure, how it compares to relational databases and some considerations for migrating to NoSQL.
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Uber Cadence is now generally available on the Instaclustr Managed Platform
Instaclustr Managed Cadence makes it simple for organizations to develop and operate long-running distributed business processes at scale.
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InstaBlinks EP 15: An Introduction to Cadence® Workflows
In this episode of InstaBlinks, Ben Slater, Chief Product Officer of Instaclustr discusses a new open source workflow engine designed by Uber called Cadence. Ben gives an overview of the benefits of Cadence, some of the challenges to keep in mind when deploying in production, how it compares to similar workflow engine,s and how to determine if it is a good fit for you.
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- White Papers
The Unmatchable ROI of Managed OpenSearch® Services
OpenSearch® is emerging as the favorite database and search technology of choice for highly scalable, reliable, mission critical applications. In this white paper, we bring to your attention three key points to consider when deciding whether it makes sense to build your own OpenSearch competency center, or to outsource OpenSearch management to an expert OpenSearch Managed Services Provider.
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- White Papers
Understanding Cadence Workflow for Developers and Architects
Cadence is an open source technology that underpins the architectures of several leading technology organizations.
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- Videos
InstaBlinks EP 14: Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Data Layer Management
Deciding whether to insource or outsource your data layer management can be a difficult decision as there are tradeoffs to either approach. In this episode of Instablinks, Anil Inamdar discusses some of the key pros and cons for Insourcing and Outsourcing and which approach may be right for you.
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CEO Pete Lilley Describes Instaclustr’s Mission to Enable Open Source Adoption
Pete Lilley, CEO and Co-Founder of Instaclustr talks with SiliconANGLE's John Furrier about our mission to enable open source adoption to help build large scale cloud based applications. Full Conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyt-I6S99oY
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CTO Ben Bromhead Shares how Instaclustr Decides which Open Source Technologies to Support
Ben Bromhead, CTO and Co-Founder of Instaclustr talks with SiliconANGLE's John Furrier about how Instaclustr determines which open source technologies are the right fit for our Managed Platform. Full Conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyt-I6S99oY
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Instablinks EP 13: Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL®
Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL® is a significant decision many IT departments are considering with the increase in open source adoption. In this episode of Instablinks, Kirk Roybal discusses some of the key considerations that need to be made when starting this migration process.
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- Datasheets
Cadence® datasheet
Instaclustr Managed Cadence® is the first fully managed Cadence offering on the market. Instaclustr’s SaaS Platform brings to Cadence a proven capability for operating distributed technologies at the highest levels of scale and reliability and supporting our customers to make the best use of these applications.
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- White Papers
How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra®
There are a number of reasons you may be looking to migrate from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®. Perhaps you want to cut costs or eliminate vendor lock-in, or you feel excited about participating in the vibrant open source community. No matter your reason for making the change, we’re confident you’ll find Apache Cassandra to be a powerful replacement for DataStax Enterprise and that it will provide you with maximal value in the long term.
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- White Papers
Migrating Oracle to PostgreSQL®
You should know a few things before going down the road of Oracle to PostgreSQL migration. This white paper covers the Features and Benefits of PostgreSQL and steps of Migration including technical details.
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- White Papers
10 Rules for Managing PostgreSQL®
In this white paper, we will cover 10 rules that will help you perfect your PostgreSQL installation and get ahead of the curve.
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- White Papers
Apache Spark™, Apache Kafka®, and Apache Cassandra® Powering Intelligent Applications
Apache Cassandra is well known as the database of choice for powering the most scalable, reliable architectures available. Add Apache Spark and Apache Kafka to power intelligent applications.
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- White Papers
The Unmatchable ROI of Managed Apache Kafka® Service
Real-time data streaming is now becoming the standard technology method through which organizations receive and process data. Apache Kafka is quickly becoming the technology of choice for building real-time streaming data pipelines. When deciding on deploying Apache Kafka as a crucial part of your technology stack you have to consider capability management requirements. This white paper explores the best route to deploy Kafka.
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- Videos
Instablinks EP 02: Top 3 Rules for Managing Apache Kafka®
In the second episode of InstaBlinks, we review the 3 important rules for managing Apache Kafka and some common Kafka use cases.
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- White Papers
Understanding Apache Kafka®
Apache Kafka is a hot technology amongst application developers and architects looking to build the latest generation of real-time and web-scale applications. This whitepaper will explore that statement in a bit of detail to help you understand when and why you would use Kafka in your application and some of the key considerations when developing and deploying Kafka.
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- White Papers
Ten Rules for Managing Apache Kafka®
When it comes to rapid innovation, many of your peers in the industry are turning to Apache Kafka as a solution for their applications’ data layer. It’s the top streaming and queueing technology for large-scale, always-on applications, and has been widely adopted across the Fortune 500. Check out this white paper for valuable strategies for getting the most from your Kafka deployment.
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- White Papers
Reliable and Scalable Apache Kafka® Integrations With Apache Kafka Connect
Kafka Connect is built with similar design principles as that of Kafka and is inherently scalable and reliable. Download this whitepaper to understand few core concepts to when working with Kafka Connect
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- White Papers
The 5 Biggest Challenges of Elasticsearch
Download this white paper to understand the impressive advantages, use cases, and a few key challenges of Elasticsearch—the popular, high performance search and analytics engine.
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- Datasheets
Managed OpenSearch Datasheet
OpenSearch® is a powerful search and analytics suite that allows for data ingest, logging, search, aggregation, viewing, and analysis. These capabilities enable a wide range of valuable use cases such as logging and application search.
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- White Papers
Open Source is Quickly—and Rightfully—Becoming Enterprise’s First Choice
Those leading the technology decision-making within today’s largest organizations face critical decisions on whether to utilize proprietary or open source software solutions. While the former once enjoyed dominance, the tide has now turned such that open source skepticism has rightfully waned, and open source popularity has pulled even among enterprise—for good reason.
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- White Papers
4 Tips For Migrating From Proprietary to Open Source Solutions
If you’re currently using a proprietary data layer solution and are thinking of moving to true open source, this white paper is for you. Read on to explore 4 valuable strategies for ensuring a successful move to open source.
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- White Papers
The Unmatchable ROI of Managed Apache Cassandra® Service
Scalable data deployment is mission critical irrespective of your strategy – building in-house infrastructure or outsourcing your requirement to a managed service provider? Learn which option would be the best bet to leverage.
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- White Papers
6 Step Guide to Apache Cassandra® Data Modeling
Apache Cassandra is a powerful technology but can be difficult to implement and manage over time. If you’re considering Cassandra for your data layer, it’s critical that you accurately define your data model from the beginning. This white paper sets out a methodical approach that we have found useful in approaching Cassandra data modeling. Our approach focuses on 3 simple principles: understand the data, define the entities, and then review and tune.
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- White Papers
How to Maximize the Availability of Apache Cassandra®
With this white paper, you can learn a range of strategies to ensure that your Apache Cassandra® deployment is highly tuned to maximize application uptime and continued high availability.
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- Videos
Instablinks EP 12: Shotover Data-Layer Proxy
In this 11th episode of Instablinks, Ben Slater, CTO of Instaclustr discusses all of the different managed service pricing models, the downfalls of using transaction based models, and how his team at Instaclustr price their managed service offerings.
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- White Papers
Managed Apache Cassandra® Versus DynamoDB
A common question we hear from potential customers is “how does Cassandra compare to DynamoDB?" This whitepaper provides a detailed comparison of the two technologies to determine the best approach for your application.
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- Case Studies
Apache Spark™ and Apache Cassandra® Working Together to Provide Real-Time Node Performance Metrics
At Instaclustr we too have a big data challenge that we are solving with Apache Cassandra® and Apache Spark™. Instametrics provides us with the perfect opportunity to dogfood the Instaclustr technology stack.
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- Videos
Instablinks EP 07: Redis™—The Most Popular In-Memory Database Technology
In this episode of InstaBlinks, Thomas Griffiths, Product Manager at Instaclustr, talks about Redis—the most popular in-memory database technology.
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- Datasheets
Elasticsearch Datasheet
Elasticsearch is the most popular and scalable open source search and analytics engine, which can be used extensively to search, analyze, and visualize all kinds of documents and datasets. Instaclustr Fully Managed Elasticsearch is based on the Apache 2.0-licensed Open Distro for Elasticsearch, providing freedom from vendor lock-in and licensing costs. Our Managed Elasticsearch is supported with industry-leading SLAs, and comes with 24x7 expert support and high levels of security, making it easy to deploy, secure, manage, operate, and scale. With our proven managed platform that runs over 3000 nodes of open source distributed data technology, we are the leading managed provider to cover your complete distributed data requirements.
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- Case Studies
Customer Case Study: Dream11
The company started its operations in 2008 and started offering single-match fantasy sports in 2012. It is India’s Biggest Sports Gaming platform with users playing Fantasy Cricket, Football, Kabaddi, Basketball, and Hockey. Dream11 is the Official Fantasy partner of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL), International Council of Cricket (ICC)
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- Videos
Getting Started With Instaclustr—Signup and Create Your First Cluster
Interested in getting started with Instaclustr by signing up on our console? This video will help you sign up and create your very first cluster on our console.
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- Videos
Upsizing Apache Cassandra® Clusters
Sometimes clusters need to scale up as well as scale out. In this episode of the AWS video series ”This Is My Architecture”, Ben Slater, CPO Instaclustr, describes to users a pattern to upsize Cassandra clusters transparently and non-disruptively.
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- Videos
Enterprise Support for Apache Cassandra®
We deliver dedicated Enterprise Support Services 24x7 for the open source data layer technologies on our Managed Platform. Learn more.
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Managing Open Source Data Solutions in the Cloud
The leading experts in open source data technology, Instaclustr has harnessed the power of Apache Cassandra to provide world class managed services.
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Introduction to Instaclustr: The Apache Cassandra® Experts
Get acquainted with who we are and how we are solving the problems faced by global technology companies as they build their applications.
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Customer Testimonial: PubNub
PubNub offers realtime infrastructure-as-a-service, and provides enterprise-grade security, 99.999% SLA-backed reliability, and global scalability to support the largest realtime deployments, all via simple APIs and 70+ SDKs. In this video, Todd Greene, PubNub CEO shares his experience of working with Instaclustr.
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Instaclustr Managed Platform for Open Source Technologies
Our Managed Platform delivers a complete ecosystem to power mission-critical, highly available applications for our customers, enabling them to concentrate on the development of their business applications and engagement with their customers. Learn more about our Managed Platform.
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TechTalk: Seamlessly Integrate Kubernetes With Data Layer Services Like Apache Cassandra® & Apache Kafka®
In this video, we delve into a few different strategies for upsizing clusters on your Instaclustr managed Cassandra clusters.
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A Tale of Tech Titans: The Instaclustr Story
The Instaclustr Story, written and narrated as a poem by our very own APAC Sales Director, Tim Palmer. Trust us when we say we have never come across a technology story narrated in this engaging format. Watch and listen to believe!
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TechTalk: How to Deploy and Scale Your Apache Cassandra® Cluster?
In this video, James Greenhalgh, Manager Technical Operations at Instaclustr, teaches you how to deploy and scale an Apache Cassandra cluster to accommodate changing business requirements of scale and reliability. He uses the example of an IoT based startup selling gardening widgets.
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TechTalk: Deployment Strategies for Apache Kafka® Schema Registry
Not sure of how to deploy Kafka Schema Registry for your use case? In this video, Michael Carter, Lead Software Engineer at Instaclustr, delves into a few different strategies for deploying the schema registry on your Instaclustr Managed Kafka clusters. Find out which one is best suited for your business or use case.
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Customer Case Study: Fractal Labs
Fractal Lab is fundamentally changing the way small business accesses financial services, such as credit products, insurance products, or FX services. Learn about the challenges they encountered on their transformation journey and their reason for choosing Cassandra.
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- Videos
Deploy an Apache Kafka® Cluster in Seconds
In this video, we show you how to deploy a Kafka cluster in seconds on Instaclustr Managed Platform.
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Understanding Apache Cassandra®: Part 1 – Basics
In this first video, Ben Slater, Chief Product Officer, Instaclustr will run you through the basics of Apache Cassandra—the function it performs and key concepts and terminology.
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- Videos
Introduction to InstaBlinks
Watch our new series InstaBlinks where we bring to you short videos describing our blogs, whitepapers, and other resources related to open source data-layer technologies.
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- Videos
InstaBlinks EP 01: Why Enterprises Choose Open Source
While the former once enjoyed dominance, the tide has now turned, open source skepticism has rightfully waned, and open source popularity has pulled even among enterprises—for good reason. Tim Palmer, APAC Sales Director, Instaclustr will tell you why.
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Instablinks EP 03: Open Source Technologies and the Trends in Financial Services
In this third episode of InstaBlinks, Ben Slater, CPO, Instaclustr shares his views about open source technologies and the trends in financial services.
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Instablinks EP 04: All Things Terraform
In this fourth episode of InstaBlinks, Arjun Raj, Senior Software Engineer at Instaclustr gives insight into Terraform Providers.
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Instablinks EP 05: Understanding Apache Cassandra® 4.0
In this fifth episode of Instablinks, Ben Bromhead, Co-Founder and CTO, Instaclustr shares insights into the beta release of Cassandra 4.0.
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Instablinks EP 06: All Things Apache Cassandra®
In this episode of InstaBlinks, Jordan Braiuka, Senior Software Engineer talks about Apache Cassandra, the database of choice for scalable, highly available, reliable, and high performance applications.
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InstaBlinks EP 08: Product Enhancements for Apache Zookeeper®, Elasticsearch, and Redis™
In this eighth episode of InstaBlinks, Paul Aubrey, VP of Product Management at Instaclustr, talks about product enhancements to Instaclustr's portfolio.
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InstaBlinks EP 09: The Advantages of Adopting Open Source Software
In this 9th episode of InstaBlinks, Justin McLean, VP of Training Services at Instaclustr, discusses the advantages of using open source software, the Apache Software Foundation, and the comparison between Open Source vs. traditional proprietary.
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Instablinks EP 10: The Key Benefits of Adopting Apache Kafka® and kPow
We bring to you 10 golden rules that you would find beneficial in managing the Kafka system. These rules cover various components. Download your free white paper to read.
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- Case Studies
SiteMinder
SiteMinder is the global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform.
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- Case Studies
Paidy Case Study
Paidy offers accessible, frictionless, and cardless payment methods using only an email, address, and phone number—providing a powerful method for persuading first-time buyers to transact online. The transactions are written in seconds with guaranteed payment to the Merchant. Paidy is currently one of the largest online payment businesses in Japan.
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- Case Studies
Maths Pathway
Maths Pathway is a company founded by a couple of classroom teachers who were sick of seeing some of their students left behind.
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- Case Studies
Lendi Case Study
Lendi is Australia’s leading online home loan lender, processing over 90% of Australia’s online lending enquiries. With home loan settlements of over $8 billion, the team has already helped thousands of Australians secure their dream properties.
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- Case Studies
IBM Case Study
IBM is one of the world’s leading system integrators and provides consulting services to its customers worldwide.
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- Case Studies
CloudTrax Case Study
CloudTrax is a free cloud-based network controller from Open Mesh that enables customers to build, manage, and monitor enterprise-grade wireless networks from anywhere in the world.
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- Case Studies
Clear Capital Case Study
Clear Capital, founded in 2001, is a leader in property valuation solutions for North America. The company’s technology platform speeds up loan decision-making, delivers analytical insights into the real estate market, and provides the foundation for the delivery of property valuations with professional expertise on the condition, quality, and value of residential and commercial properties.
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- Case Studies
Blackberry Case Study
Blackberry is a leading global enterprise providing software for industrial applications and mobile device management solutions. Blackberry has deployed open source Apache Cassandra® as the NoSQL database solution for the core of the Blackberry Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
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- White Papers
An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable Data Layer Technologies
As a solution architect, one of our most critical early-stage tasks is selecting the right foundational data-layer components on which to build your application. In this white paper, we detail the challenges faced while making technology choices, and the basics of selecting the right technology for your application architecture.
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- White Papers
Understanding Open Source Business Models for the C-Suite
This white paper would help you understand things you need to consider before considering a software project.
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- E-Books
Apache Kafka®: A Visual Introduction
This visual introduction to Apache Kafka explains the fundamentals of Apache Kafka in a fun way.
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- Datasheets
Managed Kafka Connect Datasheet
Apache Kafka Connect® is an easy-to-use data integration solution that streams data between Kafka and other data systems. Using Kafka Connect, engineers, IT admins, and DBAs can stream data into Kafka from sources and out of Kafka to sinks with pre-built or custom Connectors. Kafka Connect gives you the architectural configuration you need to support your organization’s data pipeline with Kafka.
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- Datasheets
Partner Program Datasheet
Customers today are increasingly turning to open source technologies for the benefits of community innovation, faster deployment time, and long-term vendor choice. But when searching for a solution, customers often face challenges distinguishing between true open source providers and proprietary vendors that “disguise” as open source. Proprietary solutions lead to lock-in, carry high license fees, and tie customers’ architectural choices to the direction of a single vendor.
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- Datasheets
Managed PostgreSQL® Datasheet
PostgreSQL is the world’s most advanced open source relational database. It provides a highly available, fault-tolerant database technology with enterprise-grade features to support the most demanding application environments. However, it can be challenging to get the best possible results due to its complexity
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- Datasheets
Managed Redis™ Data sheet
Redis is the leading open source in-memory database that transforms enterprise applications and improves user experiences through low latency operations. Developers frequently choose this beloved data technology because of its high performance, versatility, and data persistence.
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- Datasheets
Managed Apache ZooKeeper® Datasheet
Apache ZooKeeper is a powerful open source solution for coordinating and managing configuration in distributed applications. It simplifies tasks like maintaining configuration details, enabling distributed synchronization, and managing naming registries. Apache ZooKeeper can be used alongside multiple Apache projects such as Apache Pinot™ and Apache Flink®. Apache ZooKeeper’s applications are not limited to Apache projects, as it can also be used in custom applications.
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- Videos
InstaBlinks EP 11: Data Layer Pricing Models
In this 11th episode of InstaBlinks, Ben Slater—CTO of Instaclustr, discusses the different managed service pricing models, the downfalls of using transaction-based models, and how his team at Instaclustr price their managed service offerings.
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- Datasheets
Managed Apache Cassandra® Data sheet
Countless organizations rely on Apache Cassandra, the world’s leading NoSQL database, to manage large volumes of data generated by their applications. But to effectively deploy Cassandra, you need access to a mature operational environment with 24x7 staff support.
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- Infographics
2017 Year In Review
We have grown considerably as a company over the last 12 months, here are some of the key key stats, releases and events that have shaped this year and demonstrated our operational expertise.
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- Infographics
2018 Year In Review
We have grown considerably as a company over the past 12 months. Here are some of they key stats, releases and events that have shaped 2018.
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- Infographics
2019 Year in Review
During 2019 our team has grown to over 100 and we opened offices in Boston and Scottsdale. Take a glance at some of our highlights from the year.
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- Infographics
2020 Year in Review
During 2020 our team has grown to over 125+ and we clocked in 100+ million node hours. Take a glance at some of our highlights from the year.
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- Datasheets
Managed Apache Kafka® Datasheet
More than 80% of the Fortune 500 rely on Apache Kafka for message streaming and queueing. Kafka is second to none in its ability to support robust, event-driven architectures. But it’s also a sophisticated piece of technology that can require major investment to manage effectively.
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- White Papers
The Advantages of Redis™ as an In-Memory Database for Low-Latency Applications
An in-memory database like Redis can be a powerful addition to your architecture for low-latency applications. This white paper analyzes the business value of low-latency applications, different architecture options, and the pros and cons of Redis specifically.
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- White Papers
Fundamental Principles of Building Next-Generation Applications
Fueled by data, the next generation of applications and solutions is being built for cloud first. Scalable, adaptable, flexible, and constantly transforming, these applications are changing the way businesses are being built and are impacting the way the customers interact and use technology in their daily lives.
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- White Papers
Avoiding the Challenges and Pitfalls of Apache Cassandra® Implementation
Big data exceeds the processing capability of conventional database systems as it requires architecture designed to solve data storage challenges of high scalability. This white paper outlines the most common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid in order to get the best performance of Apache Cassandra deployment.