Aerospike Database

At the time I was working in the travel industry, we needed efficient search capabilities. We needed to find inventory from our database, which was kept in two distributed systems: SQL and Aerospike. 

To achieve fast reads, we stored all the inventory data in Aerospike, which significantly improved our performance in terms of read-write operations. In SQL, saving and fetching takes time, and our clients often commented on performance. However, introducing Aerospike enhanced our read and write speeds immensely. 

Aerospike is a NoSQL database, allowing us to store extensive data and perform read and write operations rapidly, resolving our inventory-related performance issues.

Regarding features, a couple of things stand out for me. First is definitely the read and write capabilities, which were amazing. On the storage side, another notable feature is the distributed management. 

Also, saving data into Aerospike in a NoSQL format is beneficial. It's not exactly buffer data; it's like free text, allowing us to create key-value pairs and fetch data using keys. This was another good feature.

Enhancing performance would be beneficial. While it is already fast, the industry is continuously moving towards even faster solutions, and performance issues can become apparent. They can certainly focus on performance improvements, as the current performance is like a 100 to 1, which could be optimized further.

I have been using the solution for more than four years.

I have not encountered any major issues; I think I can say ninety-nine percent of the time, they provide good performance. I didn't find anything major, like system downtime or similar issues.

Scalability is also good. Generally, we deployed Aerospike on three different servers. This setup ensures proper scalability. If one server is handling requests, other servers are free to process their own tasks, ensuring seamless operation. From a scalability perspective, I can say they manage it well.

I contacted them twice during my entire experience, and they responded well. I clearly remember an issue with searching that I faced. They not only replied via email but also assisted greatly over a call. The support system is very good.

Neutral

I will rate it eight out of ten. Definitely eight. 

It depends on the users and their needs. In our system, we needed inventory-related functionalities, and Aerospike fulfilled our requirements. If your needs are similar, Aerospike will meet them. It is important to understand your needs first, then decide whether Aerospike is suitable.