An abbreviated version of this post appeared on The New Stack on March 26th, 2024.
Businesses aiming to maximize their data assets are adopting scalable, flexible, and unified data storage and analytics approaches. This trend is driven by enterprise architects tasked with crafting infrastructures that align with evolving business demands. A Modern Datalake architecture addresses this need by integrating the
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It's been just over a week for me here at MinIO. The big takeaway from immersing myself in whiteboarding sessions, architecture reviews and customer calls is that the simplicity of the product is both its distinguishing feature and one of its most defining value drivers. This is particularly true at scale. The explosive growth in computing power due
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Anyone who has worked in a team environment knows that every successful team has one go-to person—that special individual who can help you regardless of the nature of your problem. On a traditional software development team, this individual is an expert programmer and is also an expert in one other technology, which could be a database technology like Snowflake
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Overlay networks enable seamless multi-host deployments for MinIO’s cloud-native S3-compatible storage solutions. Emphasizing security, scalability, and robust container networking, these technologies streamline complex cloud architectures.
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Time for the annual KubeconEU review - it is unfiltered and occasionally unwelcome by the CNCF - but spoiler alert, Paris was a smashing success. We always love the people, we don’t always love the venue or show management, but Paris was a win and more importantly, Kubernetes is on a winning streak. First off, it just felt big.
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An abbreviated version of this post appeared on The New Stack on March 19th, 2024.
In enterprise artificial intelligence, there are two main types of models: discriminative and generative. Discriminative models are used to classify or predict data, while generative models are used to create new data. Even though Generative AI has dominated the news of late, organizations are still
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When disaster strikes, the power of GitOps shines, transforming potential chaos into a choreographed comeback. Learn how strategic automation, redundancy, and Docker and GitHub integration ensure swift recovery, turning system wipes into minor setbacks.
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Discover the latest trend in databases: Disaggregation 2.0. Tomasz Tunguz's insightful post on LinkedIn explores how databases are evolving into high-speed query engines, shedding traditional storage constraints. Embrace flexible, performance-driven architectures.
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Unlock the power of modern datalakes with Hudi, MinIO, and HMS. Seamlessly integrate these technologies for enhanced data governance. Set up your own cloud-native datalake and explore it with Spark.
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MinIO’s high-performance object storage is key for AI innovation, offering scalability and integration for feature stores. Its capabilities enable seamless ML workflows, enhancing data management for AI development and deployment, impacting sectors like e-commerce and healthcare.
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With so much product goodness coming out at once today we thought it would make sense to craft a quick summary post of all of the changes we have made and all of the features we have introduced. Let’s start from the top.
MinIO now has two product binaries, the MinIO Object Store and AIStor. AIStor is now a
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The world changed for MinIO when we introduced the Console to our customers and community nearly three years ago. It was a massive leap forward in accessibility. The trusty CLI and MC commands quickly gave way to the speed and intuitive usability of our new browser-based GUI. It was a game changer for developers and enterprise IT admins. With just
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As the computing world has evolved and the price of DRAM has plummeted, we find that server configurations often come with 500GB or more of DRAM. When you are dealing with larger deployments, even those with ultra-dense NVMe drives, the number of servers multiplied by the DRAM on those servers can quickly add up – often to several TBs. That DRAM
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Gain unparalleled visibility into your MinIO object storage deployments with the powerful MinIO Observability feature. Explore how this purpose-built solution simplifies troubleshooting and enhances performance monitoring across your data pipelines.
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Explore how MinIO Catalog revolutionizes data management by enabling efficient searching and querying of namespaces and metadata. Discover how this exclusive feature streamlines compliance checks, operational automation, and space utilization management.
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In the realm of robust and dependable storage solutions, MinIO stands out as a persistence layer, offering organizations secure, durable, and scalable storage options. Often entrusted with mission-critical data, MinIO plays a crucial role in ensuring high availability, sometimes on a global scale. The nature of the stored data, ranging from financial and healthcare records to intricate product details and
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Learn about MinIO Firewall, a robust solution tailored to safeguard data within modern enterprises. Discover its lightweight yet powerful features, like bandwidth throttling, load balancing, and rule flexibility, all manageable through the intuitive MinIO Global Console.
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In 2020, MinIO implemented Direct Persistent Volumes (DirectPV) for Kubernetes-based deployments of MinIO Storage. DirectPV is similar to LocalPV but dynamically provisioned.
In this post, I will describe the interesting design decisions that went into creating DirectPV. But before diving into the design details, let’s start with a quick review of Direct Persistent Volumes vs. Network Persistent Volumes.
What
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This article unveils the synergy between MinIO and GitOps, utilizing self-hosted GitHub Actions to redefine CI/CD workflows. It emphasizes streamlined data management, security, and the efficiency of deploying scalable software.
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In this post we’ll show you how to configure MinIO Operator with KES (Keys Encryption System) and Vault in a cloud native way in Kubernetes.
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