Aerospike, Inc., the real-time database built for infinite scale, speed, and savings, is unveiling the latest iteration of its real-time, multi-model database, which notably introduces least recently used (LRU) cache eviction to its database core. Aerospike Database 7.1's advanced LRU functionality expands the database’s enterprise-grade, in-memory caching use cases while also adding new caching, storage, and management capabilities that emphasize cost efficiency.
Caching, though strategic in its ability to enhance application performance, can run a hefty price tag when dealing with legacy cache databases, according to Aerospike. This source of complexity and inefficiency prompted Aerospike to make singular, specialized caches for operational workloads obsolete.
Building off Aerospike Database 7.0—which unified the storage format for in-memory, SSD, and persistent memory (PMem) storage engines—version 7.1 promotes the consolidation of expensive legacy cache and database platforms through LRU eviction. This enables organizations to combine its variety of legacy cache databases—such as those offered by Redis—into a centrally managed, cost-efficient Aerospike database cluster.
“LRU eviction capabilities in Aerospike help us juggle touch operations in read-heavy workloads,” said Robert St. Marie, senior database engineer at The Trade Desk. “By simplifying our application code in this way, we can free up our developers’ attention to focus on their area of expertise, while also expanding our ability to operate and scale clusters with our developers’ needs.”
Additionally, Aerospike Database 7.1 expands on storage agility and deployment options by introducing support for low-cost, persistent cloud block storage, including AWS Elastic Block Storage (EBS), on-prem enterprise network attached storage (NAS) devices, and networked NVMe-compatible block storage.
“Enterprises modernizing their application infrastructure for real-time and AI applications want flexibility and a rich set of choices and price points for where data is stored. They also want to combat the complexity of the legacy database architectures underneath,” said Lenley Hensarling, chief product officer at Aerospike. “Aerospike delivers data instantly wherever it is needed in the enterprise. Customers can now consolidate legacy caches on a highly efficient platform, knowing that as the applications scale up and out, they have a single high-performance data platform to grow infinitely with the business without breaking the bank.”
To learn more about Aerospike Database 7.1, please visit https://aerospike.com/.