Instaclustr, the
leading provider of fully managed solutions for scalable open source
technologies, today announced the release of its certification
program for open source technologies. Following a certification process
across several critical variables, enterprises can build applications with even
greater confidence – leveraging Instaclustr’s expertise and management
supporting 100% open source deployments of technologies including Apache Cassandra,
that are fully scalable, performant, optimized, and secure.
To establish a thorough and transparent certification process, Instaclustr has
introduced the Instaclustr Certification Framework for Open Source Software,
a rigorous testing and evaluation program that will apply to each of the open source,
data-layer technologies Instaclustr supports. The managed provider has
also developed a technology test plan for Cassandra, which assures that the
version of the NoSQL database that Instaclustr delivers has been extensively
tested across three different categories – functional, performance, and
integration – for readiness in production environments.
Within this framework, functional testing provides certainty that each feature
and component of the Cassandra version under test is evaluated to a consistent
level. Performance testing provides increased confidence that the version will
deliver stable and reliable performance, compared to previous versions.
Integration testing covers testing with other ecosystem components, such as
drivers or other applications – meaning that enterprises can leverage
Instaclustr’s certification results as part of a seamless and congruent open
source data stack.
“We understand that enterprise adoption of any core technology is a major
commitment that demands absolute confidence in reliability, performance,
functionality, and security,” said Ben Slater, Chief Product Officer,
Instaclustr. “Enterprise decision-makers need to know that a chosen solution
will behave precisely as expected, and will provide enterprise-grade
effectiveness all the way through to production. Our Certified Cassandra now
provides customers with even more peace of mind that 100% open source Cassandra
is an ideal fit for their production applications, and that Instaclustr is the
trusted partner to manage it.”
In order to provide full transparency into its testing and certification
processes, Instaclustr makes all results of its open source certification
freely available. The Instaclustr Certification Report for Apache Cassandra offers clear details on
all testing specifics, while also giving enterprises key insights into the
licensing, community, stability, and maturity advantages of deploying the
certified version of the software. These insights further cover how best to
leverage certified Cassandra in enterprise-grade production environments, drive
digital transformation, deploy cloud-agnostic database technology in the cloud,
and deploy data-layer technologies through the Instaclustr managed platform.
“Apache Cassandra is an increasingly popular database choice for enterprise
applications,” says James Curtis, Senior Analyst, Data, AI, and Analytics at
451 Research. “With its managed services capabilities, Instaclustr continues to
make proven open-source technologies like Cassandra more accessible to
enterprise customers. Its newly launched certification program provides an
additional layer of assurance for customers with enterprise-grade production
deployments.”
