September 2013 Summaries

In-memory NoSQL datastores like open source Redis and Memcached are gaining popularity due to their impact on user experience, but large enterprises face challenges with performance, scalability, and availability when adopting them. The article aims to provide tips and recommendations on how to make in-memory NoSQL datastores enterprise-ready by overcoming the top seven challenges associated with managing these databases in the cloud.

The open source movement allows for community involvement in the development of projects, enabling modification of source code to suit specific needs within licensing boundaries. Garantia Data contributes to open source projects like Redis and Memcached, as well as its own developments back to the community. The company's Redis Cloud service has compatibility issues with the Discourse discussion platform due to performance considerations, prompting an internal request to modify Discourse's code for compatibility. After successful development, a pull request was submitted to merge the fixes into the original Discourse source code, providing users with an alternative fork of the project until then. Garantia Data encourages users to report any issues or requests for assistance, offering support and potentially collaborating on open source projects.