July 2019 Summaries

Edge Computing is an emerging technology that allows businesses to collect data on customers more rapidly by processing information closer to where it's gathered or generated. This approach reduces latency and enhances security, as less data travels over networks. Edge computing benefits consumers through faster response times and improved reliability. Businesses can leverage edge computing for better customer experiences, increased innovation capabilities, and smarter decision-making. As more companies adopt digital business strategies, the need to expand infrastructure to the edge will grow, creating challenges for IT leaders in terms of technology choices, distributed computing architectures, remote management, and edge security.

Aerospike 4.6, released in August 2019, enhances enterprise-grade security and developer functionality for hyperscale data-intensive applications. The new release supports multiple important security features such as LDAP, TLS 1.2, RBAC system, granular audit trails, Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol, Whitelisting, and Write-Only roles. These enhancements enable fine-grained security models in highly secure organizations. Additionally, Aerospike 4.6 introduces new developer features like nested complex data types and bitwise operations to support more sophisticated complex data models for applications requiring performance at hyperscale.

Aerospike 4.6 has been released in August 2019, significantly enhancing enterprise-grade security and delivering critical developer functionality for hyperscale data-intensive applications. The release addresses the growing need to support complex security layers and advanced application development. Aerospike has a strong focus on security, building on existing features with new additions such as Kerberos Network Authentication Protocol, whitelisting, and write-only roles. These enhancements enable fine-grained security models in highly secure organizations. Additionally, Aerospike 4.6 introduces new developer features, including nested complex data types, bitwise operations, and improved API support for complex data types, making it easier to develop sophisticated complex data models with performance at hyperscale.

Gartner predicts that by 2022, 75% of all databases will be in the cloud, with many companies adopting a "cloud-first" or "cloud-only" approach. Companies are increasingly deploying their data across multiple clouds based on factors such as geographic regions, costs for different applications, and security requirements. Aerospike has observed aggressive cloud-based deployment, with over 50% of its deployments in the cloud. The company supports customers' efforts in the cloud by working closely with major cloud providers to define instances that work well for real-time NoSQL databases and ensuring seamless installation guides and tools are available.