By Francesco Tisiot Choosing the name of your new child is really serious, so as a data professional you will naturally want to reach for PostgreSQL®. Right? Naming variables is one of the hardest problems in Computer Science, but when the variable is a new life, the challenge can rise…

As the number of data assets and related technologies grows, figuring out how they relate gets harder. Find out about a new tool that can give useful insights. by Francesco Tisiot, Senior Developer Advocate at Aiven Data’s journey in modern companies is usually long, with several steps across different technologies…

Learn how to use OpenSearch® to perform both simple and advanced searches on semi-structured recipe data, and from that produce the perfect menu. Introduction When I plan a dinner party, I want my guests to have a great experience, and definitely, I do not want anyone hungry. I need to check…

Aiven has always been an outspoken proponent of open cloud infrastructure. We have built our platform to be open and accessible, straightforward and easy to use, flexible and universal — an offering that embodies the values that are close to our heart, values that we have consistently promoted as we…

A summary of an internal hackathon at Aiven For one day in April, while we had almost everyone together at our company off-site event, Aiveneers in technical functions joined an internal hackathon. With around 50% of the participants having been at the company less than 6 months, the focus was on making new connections first, contributing to open…

Aiven, a company combining open source streaming and data management technologies with cloud infrastructure is proud of its work with Government Digital Service (GDS) since 2018, helping government departments, arms-length bodies and local services use Aiven’s services with no additional procurement or information assurance due diligence. The GOV.UK Platform as…

Program goals Following our recent Sustainability and Social Impact Commitment, we’ve been working hard to develop a plan that will help us stop climate change and increase equal access to technology. We’ve put in place some key policies that we believe can make a difference: We want to provide clean and efficient…

There’s no right way to do SRE, but there is a wrong way. Here at Aiven we’re getting SRE right, because maintaining a stable environment is crucial for an infrastructure-as-a-service provider. That’s why we wanted to spread the goodness and help any straying friends find the true path again. Here…

Evaluating Apache Kafka®? Apache Kafka is incredibly popular and its power is proven. According to the Apache Software Foundation, more than 80% of all Fortune 100 companies trust Kafka to operate their production workloads. But the truth is that Apache Kafka® needs a major investment of time and energy to operationalize, especially at…