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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,...
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Introducing trusted open source database containers It’s time to stop proclaiming that “cloud native is the future”. Kubernetes has just celebrated its 10 year anniversary, and 76% of respondents to the latest CNCF Annual Survey reported that they have adopted cloud native technologies, like containers, for much or all of their production development and deployment. […]
[...]How can adjusting your client library help you reduce Cloud costs and improve latency?
In this post, we dive into Availability Zone (AZ) affinity routing mechanics, showing how it optimizes your application's performance and cost using Valkey GLIDE (General Language Independent Driver for the Enterprise). We also guide you through how to configure GLIDE to benefit from other key features. [...]
Valkey 7.2.8 Release
[...]Valkey 8.0.2 Release
[...]2024 didn’t fail to disappoint in delivering another roller coaster of a year for open source software. Open source isn’t
The post Open Source in 2025: What Will Matter Most This Year? appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The open source software world can feel like a bubble at times, one in which people who love to solve
The post Open Source in 2025: Strap In, Disruption Straight Ahead appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Many popular open source projects are owned and driven by a single company, and in today’s difficult economic climate, those
The post What Happens to Relicensed Open Source Projects and Their Forks? appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The open source movement is vast, encompassing projects begun half a lifetime ago, and those launched (or relaunched) just months
The post Kubernetes, Rust, Linux and DOS? The Year in Open Source appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The community around , a popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, is forking the program. Or, as community activists would
The post Puppet’s Open Source Community Plans to Fork the Program appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Whatever you think of Redis’ decision to change the software license for its in-memory data store, it certainly had a
The post Navigating the Path From Redis to Valkey appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The end of the calendar year is a great time to reflect, but for Valkey this particular year-end holds special meaning. Think about it: this time in 2023, no one had ever heard the name “Valkey” because, well, it didn’t exist. This seems nearly unbelievable given how much has changed in only a few short months.
Now, at the end of 2024, Valkey has had both a minor and major release as well [...]
Powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, CentOS Stream 10 introduces Valkey (v7.2) as a replacement for Redis, drops XOrg Server support as Wayland is now used as the default display stack with Xwayland as a compatibility layer for running legacy X11 apps, and GNOME 47 “Denver” as the default desktop environment.
The post CentOS Stream 10 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS, GNOME 47, and DNF 4. [...]
Canonical is pleased to announce security patching and support for Valkey through the Ubuntu Pro subscription. Ubuntu Pro is a subscription service for open-source software security, compliance and support that expands the maintenance period for all packages distributed in Ubuntu repositories. This extension applies to all the open source software on Ubuntu, including Valkey.
[...]Every time a company pulls a previously open source project back behind a more restrictive licensing, a fork (and a
The post MapLibre: How a Fork Became a Thriving Open Source Project appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Clustercontrol (CC) v2.3.0 is now live, featuring new enterprise binaries support for Percona Server Pro clusters and support for MySQL v8.4, Elasticsearch v8.15, and Valkey v8.0. Let’s dive into these key updates and discover what’s new! New enterprise binaries with compatibility for Percona Server Pro We have upgraded our enterprise binaries with Percona Server Pro […]
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Redis’s decision earlier this year to shift the world’s most popular NoSQL database away from the open source licensing that
The post Why Now Is the Time to Migrate From Redis to Valkey appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Today, AWS announces the general availability of Amazon MemoryDB Multi-Region, a fully managed, active-active, multi-Region database that lets you build multi-Region applications with up to 99.999% availability and microsecond read and single-digit millisecond write latencies. MemoryDB is a fully managed, Valkey- and Redis OSS-compatible database service providing multi-AZ durability, microsecon [...]
AWS adds support for Availability Zone (AZ) awareness in the open-source Valkey General Language Independent Driver for Enterprise (GLIDE) client library. Valkey GLIDE is a reliable, high-performance, and highly available client, and it’s pre-configured with best practices from over a decade of operating Amazon ElastiCache. Valkey GLIDE is compatible with versions 7.2 and 8.0 of Valkey, as well [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the biggest questions people have about generative AI (GenAI) is what it means for humans.
The post GenAI Won’t Replace Open Source, Says AWS Exec appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]NetApp® is excited to announce the general availability of its latest offering on the NetApp Instaclustr Managed Platform, Instaclustr for ClickHouse® – a new offering designed to provide businesses with a powerful, scalable, and reliable solution for real-time data analytics. ClickHouse is an open source, column-oriented database management system renowned for its lightning-fast query processi [...]
Today, Amazon ElastiCache introduces support for Valkey 8.0, the latest Valkey major version. This release brings faster scaling for ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey and improved memory efficiency on node-based ElastiCache, compared to previous versions of ElastiCache for Valkey and Redis OSS. Valkey is an open-source, high-performance key-value datastore stewarded by the Linux Foundation and i [...]
While doing extensive performance testing on a Raspberry Pi is silly, it's made me realize the complexity of performance testing. For example, in some of the tests below I ended up managing to use all of the resources of the Raspberry Pi and achieved terrible performance. Every application has different performance characteristics so we'll walk through what factors to consider when it comes to d [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Valkey, the open source fork of created this past March, released its Version 8.0 into general availability in
The post Valkey: What’s New and What’s Next? appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Valkey® – the next-generation in-memory database solution that steps in as the leading successor to Redis – is now available on the NetApp® Instaclustr Managed Platform. Born earlier this year after Redis™ transitioned to a closed source model, the Valkey project addresses the need for a robust, open source alternative that upholds the ethos...
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We are ready to connect with the pioneers of open-source innovation! Canonical, the force behind Ubuntu, is returning as a gold sponsor at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024. This premier event, hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, brings together the brightest minds in open source and cloud-native technologies. From November 13-15, 2024, we’ll […]
[...]ElastiCache for Valkey self-designed (node-based) clusters now support server-side write request latency and read request latency metrics. With this launch, you can now measure the server-side response time for Valkey commands and troubleshoot latency spikes in your ElastiCache for Valkey cluster.
Monitoring response time is critical to improving end user experience by tracking applicat
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Amazon MemoryDB for Valkey now supports server-side write request latency and read request latency metrics. With this launch, you can now measure the server-side response time for Valkey commands and troubleshoot latency spikes in your MemoryDB cluster.
Monitoring latency is critical to improving end user experience by tracking application trends and adjusting cluster configurations, as
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Building a flexible cloud strategy means making decisions that align with operational efficiency, cost management and scalability. Public cloud platforms
The post Alternatives to Cloud DBaaS: What to Look For appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The recent move by AWS to entrust the OpenSearch open source search and observability suite to the Linux Foundation, under
The post From Flashpoint to Foundation: OpenSearch’s Path Clears appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Valkey is a fork from Redis just before it transitioned from the open-source licensing to the Redis license.
It is a data structure server (or you can call a database as well) that serves key/value workloads, similar to Redis, supporting a wide range of native structures and additional features, such as extensible plugins for adding new data structures and access patterns, [...]
Google Cloud has introduced scalable vector-search capabilities to its Memorystore for Valkey and Redis Cluster. This update allows developers to perform vector searches at ultra-low latencies over billions of vectors.
By Mohit Palriwal [...]Today, AWS announces the availability of Amazon MemoryDB in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Amazon MemoryDB is a fully managed, Valkey and Redis OSS-compatible database for in-memory performance and multi-AZ durability. Customers in GovCloud regions can now use MemoryDB as a primary database for use cases that require ultra-fast performance and durable storage, such as payment card analytics, mes [...]
Cloud giant has expanded support for Valkey, the -backed open source fork of the previously-open source . In March, Redis
The post AWS Adds Support, Drops Prices, for Redis-Forked Valkey appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The latest release of Ubuntu delivers a cutting edge kernel and enhanced desktop security. 10 October 2024 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 24.10, codenamed “Oracular Oriole,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/download. Ubuntu 24.10 delivers the latest kernel, toolchains and GNOME 47 desktop environment alongside significant improvements to software security. “Orac [...]
In a move that's equal parts predictable and surprising, AWS has decided to make their Valkey-based services significantly cheaper than their Redis counterparts.
The post AWS’s Valkey Play: When a Fork Becomes a Price Cut appeared first on Last Week in AWS.
[...]This inclusion in Ubuntu 24.10 and 24.04 LTS marks a significant step forward – enabling simpler availability and continuous supportability for Valkey, the open source, in-memory data store, in the Ubuntu ecosystem.
[...]This guide is focus on moving from Redis to Valkey on my Ubuntu Server 24.04. There is no official documentation on how to setup Valkey via the binary, so this guide will help you to get started with Valkey. Which in my case will replace my Redis servers.
[...]Today, Amazon ElastiCache announces support for Valkey with Serverless priced 33% lower and node-based priced 20% lower than other supported engines. With ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey, customers can create a cache in under a minute and get started as low as $6/month. Valkey is an open source, high performance, key-value datastore stewarded by Linux Foundation. It is a drop in replacement of [...]
Today, Amazon MemoryDB announces support for Valkey, which is priced 30% lower than MemoryDB for Redis OSS. With MemoryDB for Valkey, you are not charged for data written up to 10 TB/month. Any data written over 10TB/month is billed at $0.04/GB, which is 80% lower than MemoryDB for Redis OSS. Valkey is an open source, high performance, key-value datastore stewarded by Linux Foundation. It is a d [...]
The Linux Foundation has announced the general availability of Valkey 8.0, the open source in-memory storage solution developed as a successor to Redis. By introducing a dictionary per slot and embedding keys directly into dictionary entries, developers can achieve up to 20% more capacity, allowing for the storage of additional keys per node.
By Renato Losio [...]Yesterday, in San Francisco, OpenAI held a DevDay to introduce its new generative AI technologies to developers. And this week,
The post Google Equips PostgreSQL, Valkey Services for Vector Processing appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]The key-value store landscape is experiencing a shake-up, as ’ recent licensing changes have driven users to search for alternatives.
The post Redis Users Want a Change appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Valkey 8.0.1 Release
[...]Valkey 7.2.7 Release
[...]If you’re developing an open source, cloud native project it might seem a no-brainer to one day move it under
The post Does Your Open Source Project Need Foundation Oversight? appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Valkey, OpenTofu, and OpenBao are names of open source software project forks hosted by the Linux Foundation. The forks were
The post Why Open Source Forking Is a Hot-Button Issue appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Clustercontrol (CC) v2.2.0 is now live, offering a new Redis alternative in response to recent licensing changes, along with improved support for MariaDB 11.4 and Ubuntu 24.04. Let’s explore the key updates and see what’s new in Clustercontrol v2.2.0! Redis shifts to source-available licensing Beginning with v7.4, Redis will adopt a dual-licensing model under the […]
The post Cluste [...]
Today, we are announcing Node.js support for Valkey General Language Independent Driver for Enterprise (GLIDE). GLIDE is an open source client library for Valkey, an open source key-value data store that supports a variety of workloads such as caching and message queues. With this launch, GLIDE supports Java, Python, and Node.js. GLIDE is one of the official client libraries for Valkey and it su [...]
Around 70 percent of Redis users are considering alternatives after the database company made a shift away from permissive open source licensing.…
[...]VIENNA — AI and open source are critical for Europe’s tech future, extending to the economic bloc’s digital sovereignty and
The post Europe’s Tech Future Hinges on Open Source AI appeared first on The New Stack.
[...]Enterprises of all shapes, sizes, and industries are increasingly turning to managed open source platforms to simplify their operations, enhance their capabilities, and build reliable applications at scale. According to an IDC analyst brief, with the data growth of AI and cloud-native applications, teams must simplify their underlying data infrastructure to support business objectives. ...