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Here’s a roundup of the latest features and updates we’ve recently released.

If you have any particular feature requests or enhancement ideas that you would like to see, please get in touch with us.

Major Announcements:

Apache Cassandra®

Apache Cassandra 5.0 is now GA

Cassandra 5.0 on the Instaclustr Managed Platform marked a significant milestone, affirming our commitment to providing fully managed service across major cloud providers and on-premises infrastructures.

This release is a game-changer, featuring a suite of new features designed to supercharge AI/ML-based applications including storage-attached indexes and vector search, new and enhanced indexing and processing capabilities, and improved security.

Apache Kafka®

GCP Private Service Connect on Instaclustr for Apache Kafka

This enhancement ensures a secure and private connection to your Kafka clusters, leveraging the robust capabilities of Google Cloud Platform. Available as an Enterprise Feature and activated with a single click, this offers an extra layer of security over traditional VPC peering or internet gateways.

ClickHouse®

Instaclustr for ClickHouse is now GA

ClickHouse is an open source, column-oriented DBMS commonly used for real-time analytics, log and event analysis, and supporting machine learning and AI use cases. By offering ClickHouse, we enable businesses to leverage these capabilities without the operational complexities of running ClickHouse in their production environment. ClickHouse complements existing services we offer, like Kafka and PostgreSQL®, which together can be used to build robust and scalable data processing pipelines.

Valkey®

Valkey now available on the Instaclustr Managed Platform

Born earlier this year after Redis™ transitioned to a non-open source model, Valkey is championed by the Linux Foundation and major sponsors, including NetApp, AWS, Google Cloud and Alibaba.

Valkey’s initial release has been designed to maximize compatibility and ease of migration from Redis clusters. All command line and API calls will remain the same, and a Valkey node can even join a Redis cluster to make migration as simple as possible.

Instaclustr Managed Platform

Run In Your Own Account (RIYOA) subscriptions are now available via the Azure Marketplace, streamlining billing by consolidating Instaclustr services with Azure cloud expenses for more efficient financial management. The integration combines Azure’s infrastructure with Instaclustr’s managed services in a transparent, monthly per-node pricing that matches our direct offerings.

Other Significant Changes:

Apache Cassandra

  • Support for custom Subject Alternate Names (SAN), allowing for a structured way to specify multiple host names to be validated by a single certificate and simplifying Certificate Management
  • Apache Cassandra 5.0.1, 4.1.7 and 4.0.14 are GA
  • Shotover Proxy 0.5.2 for Cassandra PrivateLink

Apache Kafka

  • Support for Custom Subject Alternate Name (SAN) for Instaclustr for Apache Kafka clusters running on GCP and Azure
  • A bundled Kafka® Connect OpenSearch® Sink Connector is available on the Instaclustr Managed Platform, connecting the gap between Kafka’s robust data streaming capabilities and OpenSearch’s flexible and scalable search engine functionality
  • New metrics for Tiered Storage clusters: Remote Copy Lag Bytes, Remote Delete Lag Bytes, Remote Log Size Bytes, Expires Per Sec

Cadence®

  • Benchmarking results released for AWS Graviton3 node types demonstrating the noticeable performance gains observed during our testing

ClickHouse

Apache Spark™

  • A new version of NetApp Supported Spark on Red Hat OpenShift was released patching important security CVEs
  • Ocean for Apache Spark™ was enhanced so that Kubernetes Events are persisted for our TechOps engineers. Kubernetes only streams Events for a running application, but we now also make these Events available for completed applications. With access to historical information, our Support engineers can now understand failure reasons.

OpenSearch

PostgreSQL

  • Support for Azure Private Link, providing our Azure customers with a more secure and simplified option for network cross-VNet connectivity
  • PostgreSQL versions 16.6, 15.10 and 14.15 released in General Availability

Upcoming Releases:

ClickHouse

  • Instaclustr for ClickHouse has made its general availability debut on AWS and will soon enter the Public Review stage on Azure as part of its rollout across major hyperscalers

Ocean for Apache Spark

  • ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certification is coming soon
  • We will soon have a new UI screen for clear identification of optimized cloud instances used in a customer’s Spark cluster

OpenSearch

  • Upcoming enhancements to NetApp Instaclustr for OpenSearch will include Observability and the Mapper-size plugin, which will improve the ability to monitor the Open Search clusters and analyse document sizes for optimal performance
  • Support for the ML Commons Plugin, which allows customers to enable, configure and operate machine learning algorithms in their OpenSearch cluster
  • Support for the Neural Search plugin which introduces the ability to use neural networks to make search results highly relevant

PostgreSQL

  • PCI For PostgreSQL for the gold standard of security of your cluster
  • AWS PrivateLink for Managed PostgreSQL will be rolled out on the Instaclustr Managed Platform, providing a simpler alternative to using VPC peering and transit gateways for the security conscious

Did You Know?

  • The OpenSearch project has moved to an open governance model under the Linux Foundation, cementing OpenSearch as the true open source option in the search space. This gives customers a guarantee of ongoing, user-centered innovation without the cost and risks of being locked in with a single vendor. Instaclustr has a long history with the OpenSearch project and will continue participating as a General Member of the new OpenSearch Foundation.
  • Why would organizations want to adopt open source technology into their data infrastructure? Shouldn’t proprietary software, with its code closely guarded, be the more secure option? Discover the Top 5 Reasons open source solutions provide distinct and numerous security advantages that proprietary software simply cannot offer.
  • Instaclustr recently announced the availability of a public preview of Apache Kafka® Tiered Storage. If you’re eager to explore this feature, check out Part 1 of our blog series for an initial overview of how it operates within Instaclustr Managed Kafka, Part 2 for delving deeper into performance aspects, the concept of “dam the river,” and our concluding thoughts, and Part 3 for exploring Kafka time and space.
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