My main use case for Aerospike Cloud Managed Service is to keep the key values of my ad serving application where data latency is so critical.A quick, specific example of how Aerospike Cloud Managed Service helps with that day-to-day is that we are working on an ad serving platform where we had a lot of data that needed to be stored, and we have to retrieve it on demand as and when we are publishing or an ad is being clicked. We tried multiple things, but nothing could give us the speed of performance as Aerospike.Our application is very time-critical, and we need to make sure that the application should be able to get the information about the customer from our database as soon as possible. We tried multiple things, but Aerospike was the best to give us the least latency and the best performance.
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Ultra‑low latency access has transformed how we deliver time‑critical ads and serves audience data in real time
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The best features Aerospike Cloud Managed Service offers are mostly high availability and cloud flexibility because regardless of AWS and GCP, we can simply move to, we can configure Aerospike Cloud Managed Service on multi-cloud as well. Performance is the main thing, a very predictive performance, ultra-low latency at a huge scale.Aerospike Cloud Managed Service has impacted my organization positively because earlier, we were struggling to convert these ads within a limited time frame. But with Aerospike Cloud Managed Service, we are able to deliver ads more precisely and faster to the audience. So, it definitely increased the throughput, and our ad performance also increased after moving to Aerospike Cloud Managed Service.
What needs improvement?
One improvement I think Aerospike Cloud Managed Service could make is adding more customizations because we have less control on the underlying infrastructure. Having some more customization options would be helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Aerospike Cloud Managed Service for almost three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Aerospike Cloud Managed Service is definitely stable in my experience.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Aerospike Cloud Managed Service's scalability is highly scalable; being a managed service, we don't have to bother about scalability at all. It was heavily scalable depending upon our requirement.
How are customer service and support?
I would add that their support was also awesome, as we had a dedicated account manager who helped us to fix issues as soon as possible.The customer support for Aerospike Cloud Managed Service is good because they were available 24/7 across the globe.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used a different solution; I think we were mostly in Redis at that time. We had to switch to Aerospike Cloud Managed Service because the latency was not as up to par.
What was our ROI?
I have definitely seen a return on investment because of time saved since earlier, when we were running these ads on other platforms, we definitely had a huge latency which impacted our ad performance. Almost 4x improvement happened when we moved to Aerospike Cloud Managed Service.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that pricing was decently priced, but there were a few things, some costs which are not immediately apparent, is what I remember. Otherwise, it was very clear pricing, and it was worth it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Aerospike Cloud Managed Service, I evaluated other options, such as Redis and Cassandra. Cassandra was out of the box earlier itself because of the maintenance of Cassandra. Redis is something we were sticking with because it was simple to manage and was almost par with what our requirement was, but the latency wasn't up to mark as Aerospike Cloud Managed Service. That's why we moved to Aerospike Cloud Managed Service.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others looking into using Aerospike Cloud Managed Service is that not all tools will be applicable for everyone. So do your homework properly and see how Aerospike Cloud Managed Service, how your scenario is being handled in multiple platforms. For us, we tried with multiple tools, and Aerospike Cloud Managed Service did give us the least latency. So if you're looking for something which is very critical on latency, Aerospike Cloud Managed Service is the best option to go. I would rate this review a 10.
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Fast read and write performance boosts efficiency in data management
What is our primary use case?
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.
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
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.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
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.
How are customer service and support?
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.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
What other advice do I have?
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.
Fast and Reliable
Great , fast , easy
Real-time Data
Very Fast and Highly Stable
Worked with Aerospike SC mode, great feature
NOSQL database that is highly scalable.
Aerospike is awesome!
also, it's a bit hard to calculate the storage and memory needed