Company
Date Published
Author
Brian Bulkowski
Word count
477
Language
English
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None

Summary

Aerospike 4.0 has achieved strong consistency, a revolutionary leap forward for high-fidelity data uses, with dramatically lower latency and higher throughput compared to traditional databases like PostGres, MySQL or Oracle. The technology overcomes an extraordinarily challenging technical problem that took two years to solve, featuring a high-resolution Lamport clock, improved transaction commit model, and cluster management. Aerospike's Early Access program has proven the technology and business use cases with industry-leading social media companies and existing advertising customers. Performance measurements using YCSB tests show nearly identical performance between session consistency mode and strong consistency mode, while multi-million TPS systems remain practical. Key users include AppNexus, which manages over 50 billion unique data points globally, and IBM Fellow Don Haderle, who calls Aerospike a revolutionary tool for creating rich consumer and machine-to-machine experiences.