Key Takeaways
- Kafka updates, upgrading from Kafka 0.8 to Kafka 0.10.2, are now available with support for both versions.
- SSL support in Kafka is enabled through the Kafka 0.10 upgrade, enhancing security.
- Kafka messages can now be sent to two or more tables.
- INSERT INTO..SELECT now uses less temporary memory, improving performance on large partitioned tables, and more flexible placement of COUNT(*) in views, Unary minus SQL functions to calculate RADIANS() and DEGREES()
- A new @Statistics QUEUE selector is available for diagnosing performance issues.
Volt Active Data V7.5 is now available, with a fine set of features sure to excite our customers, including:
- Kafka updates (most requested by customers)
- Kafka 0.10.2 an upgrade from our previous Kafka 0.8 support. King was interested in doing this upgrade. For now, we support both versions.
- SSL in Kafka. The Kafka 0.10 upgrade enabled us to get SSL support – which enhances our security story even more
- Kafka messages going to two or more tables
- SQL features and improvements
- INSERT INTO..SELECT now takes way less temp memory, enabling it to be used on very large partitioned tables (customers have wanted this for a while)
- More flexible placement of COUNT(*) in views
- Unary minus
- SQL functions to calculate RADIANS() and DEGREES()
- New @Statistics QUEUE selector, to help customers and support diagnose performance issues.
- Bug fixes and a bunch more features.
For full info, see visit our docs site, Release Notes page.
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