November 2015 Summaries

ScyllaDB version 0.12, released by the ScyllaDB team, is an open-source, Cassandra-compatible NoSQL database designed for superior performance and low latency. This release focuses on stability and bug fixes, improving the beta series, and incorporates updates like query result paging, enhancements to the nodetool with netstats and describering features, and upgrades to the Seastar framework and scylla-jmx. ScyllaDB 0.12 is available for various platforms, including Fedora, RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu, Amazon EC2 AMI, and as a Docker container, with plans for a general availability release in January 2016. Users are encouraged to engage with the scylladb-users mailing list for queries and to follow ScyllaDB's updates through Twitter and RSS feeds.

ScyllaDB version 0.11, released by the ScyllaDB team in November 2015, is an open-source, Cassandra-compatible NoSQL database designed to offer superior performance and consistently low latency. This release, part of the beta series, focuses on enhancing stability and addressing bugs while introducing notable features such as multi-datacenter support, including compatibility with multiple Amazon AWS datacenters via the EC2MultiRegion Snitch, and packages for Ubuntu. Additional improvements include range query caching, read repair, leveled compaction, nodetool cfhistogram, and updates to the Seastar framework and scylla-jmx. ScyllaDB is on track for a general availability release in January 2016, and version 0.11 is accessible as a binary distribution or Amazon EC2 AMI. Users can access a full list of contributions on the ScyllaDB wiki and are encouraged to follow updates on Twitter or via RSS feed.

ScyllaDB has released a video from the Apache Cassandra Summit 2015, showcasing a talk by Avi Kivity on achieving 1 million CQL operations per server, which is now available online for those who missed the event. The summit is known as the largest gathering of Apache Cassandra users, and ScyllaDB encourages viewers to engage with their content through various channels such as subscribing to their newsletter, blog RSS feed, or following them on Twitter for updates on future events. The mention of Apache and Apache Cassandra as trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation clarifies that there is no endorsement implied by the use of these marks.