September 2021 Summaries

Real-time vehicle tracking is a complex operation that requires efficient data extraction and processing to provide users with valuable information. The Redis Launchpad app combined Redis and Golang to create a real-time tracking system in Helsinki, which published real-time locations of buses on a web UI. Using the robustness of the RedisTimeSeries module, the application was capable of quickly aggregating tens of thousands of data points. The current speed and location of each bus were recorded via RedisTimeSeries, with time series data divided into different series for position (GeoHash) and speed for each scheduled trip. By efficiently aggregating individual events, this pattern allowed memory usage to be mitigated.

The Redis community has once again solidified its position as the most-loved database in the Stack Overflow's developer survey, with Redis Launchpad serving as a hub for 75+ sample applications showcasing various architectures and use cases. Redis Launchpad provides an easy way to find and visualize high-quality sample apps built on Redis, allowing developers to start building fast apps faster. The platform allows users to search, filter, and drill down into individual commands, with some apps featuring ready-to-use deploy buttons for Heroku, Vercel, Google Cloud, and more. To add an app to the Launchpad, developers must provide metadata in a specific format, which includes details such as the app's name, description, programming language, and Redis commands used. The platform is designed to empower and grow the Redis community, showcasing the power of Redis beyond caching.

The Digital Transformation Index (DTI) report, produced by Redis, provides insights into how companies are progressing on their digital transformation journeys. The index combines the adoption of key technologies such as cloud, microservices, containers, and NoSQL databases to create a composite index for each company. The results show that organizations moving forward with NoSQL had a DTI nearly 1.4 times higher than those who are moving away from it, highlighting its importance in modern data stacks. Cultural changes were identified as the most significant issue when mobilizing an organization to transform, with executive support being the least common problem. Caching has become a critical application component, essential for scaling modern applications and systems. The report also reveals that the pace of innovation is picking up, with high performers often dreaming about coding, and that organizations only move as fast as their data.