Aerospike (company) explained

Aerospike
Type:Private
Industry:NoSQL
Products:Aerospike (database)
Founder:Brian Bulkowski, Srini Srinivasan
Foundation:Mountain View California 2009
Location City:Mountain View
Location Country:U.S.
Key People:John Dillon (CEO), Srini Srinivasan, Jim LoDestro, Lenley Hensarling
Num Employees:101-200
Num Employees Year:2020

Aerospike is the company behind the Aerospike NoSQL distributed database management system.[1] [2] Citrusleaf, a Mountain View, California based company which rebranded to Aerospike in August 2012, announced the product in 2011.[3] [4] [5] The software is used by developers to deploy real-time big data applications.[6]

History

Citrusleaf was founded in 2009 by Gian-Paolo Musumeci, CTO Brian Bulkowski, and vice president of engineering and operations Srini V. Srinivasan. The company rebranded to Aerospike in 2012.The database was initially used mainly in the advertising industry as a server-side cookie store, where read and write performance is paramount. It formed the core user data storage for adMarketplace and several other advertising companies including BlueKai, Tapad, The Trade Desk, Sony's So-net, and eXelate. Other customers include payment systems, gaming, cyber-security, and e-commerce industries.[7] In 2012, the web site Wikibon promoted Aerospike for transactional analytic applications.[8] It had automatic fail-over, replication, and cross data center synchronization.[9] [10] [11]

In August 2012, Aerospike acquired the database AlchemyDB.[12] AlchemyDB, led by Russell Sullivan, is a hybrid RDBMS/NoSQL-datastore that has been optimized for memory efficiency. Aerospike made the acquisition with funding from New Enterprise Associates, Draper Associates, Columbus Nova Technology Partners, and Alsop Louie Partners.[13]

In December 2012, online ad broker Tapad bought an Aerospike flash-based NoSQL database running on SSDs with indices held in RAM. The Aerospike database allowed Tapad the cost benefit of dealing with memory as a "single level store" by utilizing flash as a memory extension.

In June 2014, Aerospike raised $20 million in a Series C round of funding. The company announced it had open sourced its technology.[14] [15] [16] The company also partnered with Adform, InMobi, and Vizury in 2014.[17] [18]

In February 2015, Aerospike named John Dillon, previously of Salesforce.com, as its CEO.[19] [20] A round of $32 million of funding was announced on November 18, 2019, led by Triangle Peak Partners.[21]

Aerospike database

See main article: Aerospike (database).

The Aerospike database management system is a key-value datastore, or distributed hash table, that delivers predictable, sub-millisecond query response times. It also has the ability to scale to very large sizes while maintaining high speeds. Its code is engineered to match the characteristics of flash memory, as opposed to more traditional methods.[22]

Aerospike uses row-based random access with indexes in memory and data in memory or on SSD (solid-state drive) storage. The database holds data that is accessible in real time.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secrets of an ad broker: NoSQL, millisecond auctions and FLASH ARRAYS. Chris . Mellor. December 18, 2012 . The Register. 11 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: Aerospike is 10x Faster than What You're Using Now. MARIA DEUTSCHER. 16 January 2013. Silicon Angle. 11 April 2013 .
  3. Web site: AeroSpike, the former Citrusleaf . DBMS2 . December 7, 2021 .
  4. Web site: Citrusleaf used for Real-time Attribution. Aerospike. 11 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050927/http://www.aerospike.com/news/real-time_attribution/. 8 August 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Best Practices in Data Management. Chris O'Hara. December 2012. Econsultancy. 11 April 2013 .
  6. Web site: Data in DRAM is a Flash in the Pan. David Floyer. December 21, 2012. Wikibon. 11 April 2013 .
  7. Web site: A New Approach to DBMS Performance: In-Flash . https://archive.today/20130628233833/http://www.datacenteracceleration.com/author.asp?section_id=2412&doc_id=254634&f_src=datacenteracceleration_sitedefault . dead . June 28, 2013 . John W. Verity . November 20, 2012 . Data Center Acceleration . 11 April 2013 .
  8. Web site: Big Fast Data Needs Stress Traditional DBMS Approaches. David Vellante. November 30, 2012. Wikibon. 11 April 2013 .
  9. Web site: Ultra-High Performance Benchmarking. ThumbTack. 29 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130427160441/http://thumbtack.net/solutions/documents/Ultra-HighPerformanceNoSQLBenchmarking.pdf. 27 April 2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Aerospike Beats Out Cassandra, Couchbase + MongoDB : Handles Node Failure Like a Champ. Silicon Angle. 29 April 2013.
  11. Web site: Flash and Hyperscale Changing Database and System Design Forever. Wikibon. 29 April 2013.
  12. Web site: Effective 'big data' strategy helps advertising firm attract clients. Delaney Rebernik. Search Data Management. 11 April 2013 .
  13. Web site: Grim And Gritty Startup Reboot: NoSQL Company Citrusleaf Changes Name And Acquires AlchemyDB. KLINT FINLEY. August 28, 2012. Tech Crunch. 11 April 2013 .
  14. Web site: Aerospike raises $20M, open sources its in-memory NoSQL database . Derrick Harris . 24 June 2014 . Gigaom . 30 July 2014.
  15. Web site: Aerospike Open Sources Its Database, Raises $20M In Funding . Liz Rowley . 24 June 2014 . Ad Exchanger . 30 July 2014.
  16. Web site: Aerospike: Thanks for that $20m, VCs ... next we'll OPEN SOURCE our NoSQL database . Jack Clark . 24 June 2014 . The Register . 30 July 2014.
  17. Web site: Adtechs InMobi, Vizury Using NoSQL DB Aerospike . Big Data Phile . 25 July 2014 . 29 November 2014 . Hans Lombardo . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205051603/http://bigdataphile.com/2014/07/adtechs-inmobi-vizury-using-nosql-db-aerospike/ . 5 December 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Selecting the Right Database for the Right Job . Datanami . 6 October 2014 . 29 November 2014 . Jakob Bak.
  19. News: Aerospike names John Dillon CEO. Gina Hall. February 5, 2015. Silicon Valley Business Journal. February 16, 2015.
  20. Web site: Former Engine Yard CEO Dillon Joins Aerospike as Chief Exec. Jason Verge. February 9, 2015. Data Center Knowledge. February 16, 2015.
  21. News: November 18, 2019 . Aerospike Raises More Cash . George Leopold . Datanami . December 7, 2021 .
  22. Web site: IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Benefits of Real-Time NoSQL. It Brief Case. 11 April 2013 .

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