December 2020 Summaries

The Aerospike Standup Vol. 19 provides updates on various aspects of the platform, including new articles and release notes. Notable releases include Connect for Pulsar – Outbound on December 17th, C# Client on December 21st, and Connect for Kafka – Inbound on January 4th. Additionally, there are updates to the C Client and new/updated documentation, such as added Intel P5800X test data and information about the Aerospike secrets engine. The FAQ section addresses a common issue of overall cluster performance suffering when a node is slow to shut down.

The text discusses the challenges of training models in AI/ML projects due to IO constraints and the need for efficient storage solutions. It highlights that traditional HDD systems are not suitable for training as they are IO intensive, and data loads can severely impact pipeline latency. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of low latency and high throughput reads and writes for an AI/ML pipeline at scale. Aerospike technology is presented as a solution to these challenges due to its hybrid memory architecture that makes it ideal for AI/ML applications. Aerospike's efficient use of DRAM, SSD, and PMem offers high performance and cost-efficient storage for large volumes of real-time data. The text also explores options to accelerate the AI/ML pipeline using Aerospike Connect for Spark, H2O Sparkling Water, and Scikit-learn. In summary, Aerospike can help build a low latency and high throughput pipeline for AI/ML projects without compromising on budget constraints.

Aerospike Database has been recognized by DBTA as a trend-setting product in data management and analysis for 2021. Founded in 2010, the company aims to provide enterprises with a next-generation database like those built internally by large internet companies. In May 2020, Aerospike released Database 5, which includes multi-site clustering functionality for large scale globally distributed applications. The company also launched Aerospike Cloud Managed Service to reduce friction for customers deploying the Aerospike Database in public clouds. These advancements have contributed to significant growth and recognition for Aerospike, including being named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ and Forrester's Total Economic Impact Report.

The Aerospike Standup Vol. 18 is a newsletter for developers that covers various updates and resources related to the Aerospike database system. It includes answers to community questions, such as handling different disk sizes in a cluster or troubleshooting warnings in logs after node restarts. News articles include topics like the power of Aerospike expressions in version 5.2+. Release notes for November and December are provided, along with updates on Ruby, C#, and Java clients. New/Updated documentation includes information about Aerospike Connect for Presto (beta) and monitoring client traffic and connections to Aerospike. Upcoming events include a virtual meetup on building infrastructure for ML applications in NYC and a virtual meetup on high availability in Tel Aviv.

Aerospike is a NoSQL database that provides a standup newsletter for developers, covering blog posts, community questions, documentation updates, and release notes. The Aerospike team shares knowledge on various topics such as data defragmentation, troubleshooting warnings in logs, and client traffic monitoring. Upcoming events include virtual meetups on building infrastructure for machine learning applications and high availability. Release notes are also shared for the Ruby, C#, and Java clients, detailing new features and updates.

A Forrester TEI Study found that Aerospike delivers significant projected ROI for companies deploying real-time applications processing large scale data volumes. The study revealed a projected ROI between 446% to 574%, with total business value ranging from $20.5M to $49.8M across different deployment types. Aerospike also helped customers reduce server footprint by up to 75% and improve developer efficiencies. The study highlighted common challenges faced by companies, such as high expenses, limited scalability, and restrictive performance, which were addressed by Aerospike's data platform.

The Trade Desk has become the fastest growing demand-side platform in the industry by offering best-in-class technology for managing display, social, mobile, and video advertising campaigns. They have partnered with Aerospike to power their real-time bidding platform, leveraging Aerospike's Hybrid Memory Architecture™ (HMA) to deliver high performance and low latency. The partnership allows data vendors to access 50 billion anonymous user IDs instantly and process millions of queries per second with sub-millisecond latency. The Trade Desk runs ultra-high throughput workloads on Aerospike, supporting millions of queries per second at the edge for real-time bidding and peak loads of 20 million writes per second in its cold storage of user profiles.

The text discusses how businesses require real-time data processing capabilities in today's digital environment, with Aerospike Database being a popular choice among hundreds of customers. Experian, a company that needs sub-millisecond database reads for its CrossCore fraud management platform, has chosen to use Aerospike's Cloud Managed Service. This service allows Experian to focus on their application and value it brings to customers while handling the deployment and management of the Aerospike Database. The collaboration between Experian and Aerospike has led to quicker time-to-value in deploying new applications, allowing Experian to concentrate on delivering value rather than managing databases.