Streamlio, an open-core streaming data fabric for the cloud era

Apache Kafka replacement and beyond. This is open-core Streamlio's claim to fame, and today's announcement of a managed cloud service brings it one step closer to reality.
Read More →Open source AI chips making Green Waves: Bringing energy efficiency to IoT architecture

What if machine learning applications on the edge were possible, pushing the limits of size and energy efficiency? GreenWaves is doing this, based on an open-source parallel ultra low power microprocessor architecture. Though it's early days, implications for IoT architecture and energy efficiency could be dramatic.
Read More →Confluent shows open source, paradigm shifts, cloud, and commercial success can all co-exist

Confluent just became a unicorn. We discuss why, what happens from now on, and how this is significant for the entire data ecosystem and the world at large with CEO Jay Kreps
Read More →Alibaba Blinks: Building an open source, data-driven cloud empire in real-time

Acquiring data Artisans, the vendor leading development of open source Apache Flink framework for real-time data processing, is the latest move from Alibaba. Where does this fit in Alibaba's strategy to grow its cloud?
Read More →Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework

Samza is now at near-parity with other Apache open-source streaming frameworks such as Flink and Spark. The key features in Samza 1.0 are SQL and a higher level API, adopting Apache Beam. What does this mean for this space, and how do you choose?
Read More →ScyllaDB achieves Cassandra feature parity, adds HTAP, cloud, and Kubernetes support

ScyllaDB, the open-source drop-in replacement for Apache Cassandra, is growing up. Version 3.0 closes the gap in terms of features, and has a few extras to add on top of superior performance over Cassandra.
Read More →DataStax Enterprise Graph 6.0: what’s new, and what’s coming?

DataStax Enterprise just released version 6.0, a major upgrade. We take an insider tour with Jonathan Lacefield, Senior Director of Product Management with DataStax, focusing on DSE Graph. Even though news on the new DSE release have been out for a while, one of the principles to go by in the tech world is “never […]
Read More →DataTorrent: Hard code around streaming data philosophy in 90 days

We give you streaming data applications in 90 days, no matter what. And we'll do anything, including building on our closest competitor's engine, to deliver.
Read More →Machine Learning: The cloud is the new battlefield

There's a reason why every major cloud provider is backing its own machine learning framework. What's that and how do you get to choose?
Read More →Elasticsearch 6.0: not that new, but quite improved

Elasticsearch is an open source platform that is about a lot more than just search. It entails a whole stack of solutions and is growing rapidly. Today its new version is out, and its CEO discusses the way forward.
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