October 2014 Summaries

Cisco has developed a solution that enables Hadoop users to process real-time data more efficiently by leveraging Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure and packet-prioritization technology. This allows businesses to collocate SingleStore with Hadoop workloads, enabling real-time analytics while taking advantage of Hadoop's scale for less time-sensitive jobs. The solution has been demonstrated at the Strata + Hadoop conference, showcasing improved throughput on concurrent SingleStore and Hadoop 2.0 workloads, and offers a cost-effective way to run both applications together on the same cluster.

Eric Frenkiel, CEO of SingleStore, sat down with Mike Hendrickson of O'Reilly Media at Strata+Hadoop World to discuss the evolution of the database ecosystem and the role of Hadoop and in-memory computing. The conversation covers developments in the in-memory data technology market, how Apache Spark fits into the Hadoop ecosystem, and the importance of real-time analytics for businesses. Frenkiel also shares insights on the benefits of a hybrid approach to transactional and analytical data processing, including performance recommendations for deploying Apache Spark and SingleStore implementations.

Oracle has been showcasing its "in-memory option" on a massive server costing $3 million, while the same demo can be run on a much smaller 6-node cluster on Amazon for under $20k. SingleStore's version of the demo is faster due to its support for sorted columnar tables, which allows it to take advantage of compression and sorting information. This demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of cloud-friendly databases compared to monolithic appliances.

At SingleStore, a team of engineers participated in Cultivated Wit's Comedy Hack Day, where they aimed to create the funniest hack and drink whiskey. The company has developed a wearable technology product called AwwCog, which is designed to be strapped to the shoulder rather than the face or wrist. This product is programmable in Python and comes in a size that suits everyone. SingleStore is now seeking talented engineers who enjoy coding and laughing, and invites them to join their team by reaching out to `[email protected]`. The AwwCog code repository can be found online for those interested in building or contributing to the product.