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11 Small Search Platforms: Powerful Alternatives to Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and Solr

In the ever-evolving world of search engines, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, and Solr have long held the spotlight. However, there are several smaller search platforms that pack a punch and offer compelling alternatives. In this article, we will explore 11 small search platforms, delving into their major features, pros, and cons.

Exploring the Applications of ICP-MS Instruments: Revolutionizing Analytical Chemistry

In analytical chemistry, technological advancements have played a crucial role in pushing the boundaries of scientific research and analysis. One such innovation that has gained significant recognition is the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) instrument. Offering unparalleled sensitivity, speed, and accuracy, ICP-MS has revolutionized various scientific disciplines by enabling precise measurements of trace elements and isotopes in a wide range of samples. In this blog post, we will delve into the applications of ICP MS instruments and highlight their remarkable contributions to scientific progress.

Charmed Spark beta release is out - try it today

The Canonical Data Fabric team is pleased to announce the first beta release of Charmed Spark, our solution for Apache Spark. Apache Spark is a free, open source software framework for developing distributed, parallel processing jobs. It’s popular with data engineers and data scientists alike when building data pipelines for both batch and continuous data processing at scale.

The Leading Use Cases For Data Monitoring

Generally, data monitoring can be referred to as a continuous process of observing and tracking data in order to ensure its integrity, quality, and conformance with specific standards or requirements. Data monitoring often involves systematic data collection, analysis, and reporting to identify patterns, trends, anomalies, and potential issues.

How to get the best of lexical and AI-powered search with Elastic's vector database

Maybe you came across the term “vector database” and are wondering whether it’s the new kid on the block of data retrieval systems. Maybe you are confused by conflicting claims about vector databases. The truth is, the approach used by vector databases has been around for a few years.

Getting Started with PostgreSQL: Setup Postgres Service

Welcome to our introductory video where we focus on setting up the PostgreSQL service on Aiven. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the initial steps of creating and configuring your PostgreSQL database on the Aiven platform. While this video primarily covers the setup process, we have exciting plans for future videos where we'll dive into connecting with a client and exploring advanced functionalities. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes that will help you make the most out of PostgreSQL on Aiven. Subscribe now and join us on this journey as we unlock the full potential of PostgreSQL in conjunction with Aiven's managed services!

The Rebirth of InfluxQL in 3.0: A Quick Start Guide to Configuration and Usage

If we turn the clocks back to September 2013, we released InfluxQL alongside InfluxDB. InfluxQL is a SQL-like query language, specifically designed to query time series data. For many of our users, InfluxQL still remains the primary way they interact with InfluxDB. Based on this feedback, InfluxQL has been reborn in InfluxDB 3.0 alongside native support for the SQL query language. So what do I mean by reborn?

Got Microservices? You're Probably Paying Too Much for Them

You may know Pepperdata as the world’s only provider of real-time, autonomous cloud cost optimization. Pepperdata Capacity Optimizer can be installed in under an hour in most enterprise environments and goes to work immediately slashing your cloud costs with our patented resource optimization algorithms.

Ocean for Apache Spark releases Azure support

NetApp is pleased to announce General Availability of its Spot Ocean for Apache Spark™ product on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Customers can now choose to have Spot optimize and manage their AI and data engineering projects at scale on many kinds of infrastructure. Spot’s SaaS product removes the effort, complexity, and risk of setting up and running Apache Spark yourself. It also improves the performance and efficiency of data scientists’ Jupyter Notebooks.