ACID Transactions with Iceberg on AIStor

ACID Transactions with Iceberg on AIStor

Pairing the Iceberg table format with AIStor creates a powerful, flexible and extensible lakehouse platform. The Iceberg Table Spec declares a table format that is designed to manage “a large, slow-changing collection” of files or objects stored in a distributed system.

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Databases on Object Storage - the New Normal

Databases on Object Storage - the New Normal

When you think about object storage workloads and storage types - databases are increasingly a core workload. The changes are driven by two forces: the availability of high performance object storage and the explosive growth of data and specifically its associated metadata. Because of these two forces, almost every major database vendor now includes S3 compatible endpoints. Further, for many

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Microblink: Repatriating Compute and Storage with MinIO

Microblink: Repatriating Compute and Storage with MinIO

Microblink is an AI company specializing in image detection. They got their start in the identity space with products like BlinkID, BlinkID Verify, and BlinkCard. Most recently, their image detection capabilities have led to products that can process other types of images. For example, product detection can be performed on receipts, whereby product descriptions on a receipt are used to

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Open Source or Closed? The AI Dilemma

Open Source or Closed? The AI Dilemma

This post first appeared on The New Stack on July 29th, 2024. Artificial Intelligence is in the middle of a perfect storm in the software industry, and now Mark Zuckerberg is calling for open-sourced AI.  Three powerful perspectives are colliding on how to control AI:  1. All AI should be open-source for sharing and transparency. 2. Keep AI closed-source and

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The Architect’s Guide to DORA Regulations and Their Impact on Enterprise Data Storage

The Architect’s Guide to DORA Regulations and Their Impact on Enterprise Data Storage

The regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly, and the upcoming Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in Europe is a testament to this dynamic change. We have multiple European banking customers and each one is approaching the problem from a slightly different angle with one exception - almost all of them are using modern object storage as the foundational layer.  For IT

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The MinIO DataPod: A Reference Architecture for Exascale

The MinIO DataPod: A Reference Architecture for Exascale

The modern enterprise defines itself by its data. This requires a data infrastructure for AI/ML as well as a data infrastructure that is the foundation for a Modern Datalake capable of supporting business intelligence, data analytics, and data science. This is true if they are behind, getting started or using AI for advanced insights. For the foreseeable future, this

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