TL;DR DNS resolution in Kubernetes clusters is a highly complex topic, and not without potential ambiguities. Depending on namespaces, conflicts with global top-level domains (gTLDs) can occur that lead to inconsistent resolution depending on where an application runs. In this … Read More
Author Archives: Lars Francke
Stackable Data Platform (SDP) Release 24.7
Stackable Data Platform (SDP) Release 24.7 is now publicly available! Security-first: Vulnerability Management In this new 24.7 release we continue the security theme from our 24.3 release! While we have new features as well (more on that below) by far … Read More
Empowering Rust Projects: STF Backs Our Quest for Enhanced SBOM Generation
🎉 We are proud to announce that we were selected to receive funding as one of the participants in the recent “Contribute Back” challenge organized by the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF). In our application, we participated in category two: Securing … Read More
Notes on Signed Commits with Git and Github
How can you be sure, that a Git commit is authentic? That it was made by the person it claims to be made by? Git allows for signing commits to provide proof that you authored a commit. The same signing … Read More
The Potential of Data Mesh [Whitepaper]
What possibilities does data mesh offer? What does it actually bring into my company and how can a data mesh project actually work? Everyone is already talking about data mesh as an alternative to the classic DWH or data lake. … Read More
Dr. Stefan Igel appointed new COO
The open-source start-up expands its management team with experienced big-data experts Wedel, 01.07.2021 – Stackable, a provider of open-source distributions for data & analytics, is expanding its management team. Effective 1st July, Dr. Stefan Igel will assume the role of … Read More
Stackable: Who or what is it anyway?
A few weeks ago we already announced what we are working on at Stackable: a distribution for open source Big Data software for on-premise and the cloud. In this blog post, we would now like to tell more about our … Read More
Cloudera alternative: Why Stackable is attractive to many users
It’s one piece of news that hasn’t gotten much public attention but which – if you’re affected by it – will have a great impact on you: What was announced by Cloudera with little fanfare in the autumn of 2020 … Read More
Cloudera cleans up: New business and licensing model announced
Cloudera will no longer offer a free version in future Cloudera recently announced changes. The title of the blog post is Our Commitment to Open Source Software but some changes are not made very explicit in the article. They have … Read More