Spark, MinIO and Kubernetes
Apache Spark and MinIO are powerful tools for data lakes and analytics. Learn how to run them in Kubernetes.
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SUBNET HealthCheck and Performance
This post focuses on some of the features associated with this unique model and is the second in a series that details the features and capabilities that come with a commercial relationship.
Read moreThe Lifecycle of the Cloud
The double whammy of inflation (and correspondingly high interest rates for the foreseeable future), demand destruction and an uncertain outlook have companies aggressively looking for cost savings. Now. While reducing headcount is a current play for most of the tech industry, there is real money in the data stack. Every company is a data company at this juncture - it
Read moreThe Paradox of the Edge as the Core
We live in a cloud-native world where edge architecture must be consistent with cloud architecture, and where data can be retrieved with the same API call regardless of where it lives.
Read moreHow to Backup and Restore 100PB of Data with Zero RPO and RTO
There is an interesting dynamic emerging in the world of backup and restore. As data grows - it effectively outstrips the ability of even the most sophisticated backup vendor to deliver an acceptable Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO). Where that problem begins to emerge depends on a number of different factors - but it starts to
Read moreSecurity Vulnerabilities in Older Code - PSA
Security advisory for customers and community members that are running older Apache code.
Read moreMinIO Veeam Backup and Replication v12 Throughput Benchmark
Veeam Backup & Replication 12 adds the capability to use object storage as direct targets on the performance tier. The performance tier of a Veeam backup repository is the level used for fast access to the data. Previously, object storage could only be used for the capacity tier, an additional level for storing data that needs to be accessed less
Read moreA Log Observability Stack for the Cloud Native Era
Don't bring traditional logging software to a cloud-native stack.
Read moreUnderstanding the MinIO Subscription Network - Direct to Engineer Engagement
The MinIO Subscription Network (SUBNET for short) accompanies a commercial subscription and provides peace of mind - from the dual license model (AGPL and Commercial) to the direct-to-engineering support model.
Read moreYouTube Summaries: MinIO Client Commands
In the last edition of our Youtube Summary series, we covered Deploying MinIO with Go using the Go SDK. Today, we will be going over using MJ Johnson’s series on using MinIO Client (MC) commands to quickly and efficiently manage your MinIO environment from the command line using Linux-like tools. This roughly half-hour, ten-video course discusses everything you need
Read moreThe Architect’s Guide to Data and File Formats
You must have heard of different data formats like Parquet, ORC, Avro, Arrow, Protobuf, Thrift and MessagePack. What are they and how to choose the right one?
Read moreStorage in the New Year: Our take on the Storage Newsletter 2023 Predictions Panel
Every year, those in the storage industry look forward to Philippe Nicolas’s Storage Newsletter’s Predictions of Storage Vendors for trends and new ideas in the storage space. With input from most of the major players in the industry, it is a great barometer of not just where storage is going, but also how those in the know are
Read moreUsing Apache Airflow with MinIO
MinIO is the perfect companion for Airflow because of its industry-leading performance and scalability, which puts every data-intensive workload within reach.
Read moreMinIO Wins TechTarget’s Storage Product of the Year for Second Time!
Cloud storage juggernaut garners back-to-back top industry awards.
Read moreInstall MinIO on Amazon EKS in 15 Minutes or Less
Get started quickly and easily with Kubernetes native object storage on Amazon EKS.
Read moreYouTube Summaries: Deploying MinIO with Go
In our most recent coverage of MinIO YouTube learning, we discussed MJ’s “Essentials for Admins” course. This edition will be covering Will Dinyes’s series for those who wish to deploy MinIO in their working Go (sometimes called Golang) environment. These twelve videos clock in at under an hour—the information is dense, but easily digestible. The only prerequisite
Read moreWhy You Should Not Run MinIO on SAN/NAS Appliances (and the one exception)
We wanted to share our thoughts on running MinIO on a SAN/NAS appliance. First off, you CAN run MinIO on a SAN/NAS appliance. While it is possible, it is not a good idea and we strongly discourage our customers from taking this approach. Don’t let your friendly, neighborhood SAN/NAS appliance vendor talk you into it without
Read moreMinIO as ElasticSearch Frozen Tier
In this blog post we'll go deep into the different ElasticSearch tiers and show you how to use and configure MinIO as a storage for ElasticSearch Frozen Tier.
Read moreThe Blog Year in Review: Top 10 for 2022
This week is always one of reflection. With new outlets pushing their predictions traffic into October and November, we find ourselves taking this week to look back on what we wrote, and more importantly, what our readers read. We had a bang up year on the blog front. We increased pageviews year over year by 80% and increased readers by
Read moreMinIO Replication Best Practices
We will set up a geographically distributed infrastructure where we have a multi-node multi-drive MinIO cluster in multi-sites across vast distances. This will allow us to truly appreciate replication working at scale to help us understand the infrastructure needed for high availability.
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