rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.8.0 is now out, fixes some minor bugs, and adds support for HTTP/2 over TLS. It also stores a compressed copy of the SQLite database in the Raft snapshot, saving disk space.
You can download the release from GitHub.
rqlite
is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.7.0 is now out, and introduces a major implementation change — replacing JSON encoding with Protocol Buffers for the Raft Log Entries.
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rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database written in Go, with SQLite as its storage engine. v5.5.0 is now out, and adds support for Parameterized SQL statements.
If you work in the logging, monitoring — or even Observability — space long enough, you eventually end up on team that tries to build a system that handles both logs and time series in a high-performant and cost-efficient manner.
Well, it’s a lot harder than it sounds — because logs and time-series are not the same.
I recently took part in the GCP Podcast, along with my colleague Oscar Guerrero. On the podcast we spoke about Audit Logging, which is a critical security feature of GCP.
Be sure to check out the podcast episode.
