What's New in GigaSpaces Version 16.3

This page describes product changes, along with new features and functionality for GigaSpaces release 16.3.

 

Introducing SpaceDeck

SpaceDeck, GigaSpaces new User Interface, is now fully available for use in our Smart DIH product via Kubernetes installation.

SpaceDeckClosed GigaSpaces intuitive, streamlined user interface to set up, manage and control their environment. Using SpaceDeck, users can define the tools to bring legacy System of Record (SoR) databases into the in-memory data grid that is the core of the GigaSpaces system. is an intuitive, streamlined user interface to manage and control the GigaSpaces environment.

Using SpaceDeck, you can define the tools to bring legacy System of Record (SoR) databases into the in-memory data grid that is the core of the GigaSpaces system.

 For Smart DIHClosed Digital Integration Hub. An application architecture that decouples digital applications from the systems of record, and aggregates operational data into a low-latency data fabric. SpaceDeck does not yet cover all functionality. Our Ops Manager UI is still used to manage certain functionality. SpaceDeck is initially available for SmartDIH installations on KubernetesClosed An open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management., and will be extended in future releases to eventually replace the older UIs.

SpaceDeck includes the following features:

Data Integration (DI) Layer

Introducing the Data Integration (DI) layer, which is a vital part of the Digital Integration Hub (DIH) platform. DI is the gateway for incoming data into the Data Integration Hub (DIH) system. This is deployed via Kubernetes only. The DI components are delivered as part of the GigaSpaces DIH Package. DI contains four components which are responsible for reading and analyzing KafkaClosed Apache Kafka is a distributed event store and stream-processing platform. Apache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system. A message is any kind of information that is sent from a producer (application that sends the messages) to a consumer (application that receives the messages). Producers write their messages or data to Kafka topics. These topics are divided into partitions that function like logs. Each message is written to a partition and has a unique offset, or identifier. Consumers can specify a particular offset point where they can begin to read messages. messages and for pushing them into the SpaceClosed Where GigaSpaces data is stored. It is the logical cache that holds data objects in memory and might also hold them in layered in tiering. Data is hosted from multiple SoRs, consolidated as a unified data model.. DI is responsible for a wide range of data integration tasks as ingesting data in batches or streaming data changes. DI integrates with Oracle and MSSQL databases. It also contains the IBM Infosphere Data Replication (IIDRClosed IBM Infosphere Data Replication. This is a solution to efficiently capture and replicate data, and changes made to the data, on relational source systems. Used to move data from DataBases to the In-Memory Data Grid.) which is a connector engine for data pipelines.

SQL Over Nested Objects Search

Our JDBC V3 now allows querying complex objects (hierarchical objects) using our standard extended SQL. This extended SQL lets the user refer to document or POJOClosed Plain Old Java Object. A regular Java object with no special restrictions other than those forced by the Java Language Specification and does not require any classpath. fields in different levels of hierarchy, within arrays and Java collections, from a standard SQL query.

Smart DIH Installation via Kubernetes

GigaSpaces Smart DIH can now be easily installed on a Kubernetes cluster. Smart DIH is built as a Kubernetes native platform which leverages Kubernetes strengths such as scalability, smart orchestrationClosed This is the automated configuration, management, and coordination of computer systems, applications, and services. Orchestration strings together multiple tasks in order to execute and easily manage a larger workflow or process. These processes can consist of multiple complex tasks that are automated and can involve multiple systems. Kubernetes, used by GigaSpaces, is a popular open source platform for container orchestration., easy cloud deployment. All three layers of SmartDIH - from the DI (Data Integration), through to the in-memory data grid (IMDGClosed In-Memory Data Grid. A set of Space instances, typically running within their respective processing unit instances. The space instances are connected to each other to form a space cluster. The relations between the spaces define the data grid topology. Also known as Enterprise Data Grid - EDG), and the data services - are built as multi-pod platforms that allow native Kubernetes installation, orchestration and scale. The full Smart DIH package is delivered as one Kubernetes Umbrella that can be deployed on any Kubernetes cluster.

 For more information visit the Smart DIH Orchestration: Kubernetes and Smart DIH Kubernetes Installation pages.

Smart Cache & Smart DIH - New Features

Our Kubernetes support has been enhanced to support more features, adapt to cloud deployments, and extend the Custom Resource Definition of a PUClosed This is the unit of packaging and deployment in the GigaSpaces Data Grid, and is essentially the main GigaSpaces service. The Processing Unit (PU) itself is typically deployed onto the Service Grid. When a Processing Unit is deployed, a Processing Unit instance is the actual runtime entity. (Processing UnitClosed This is the unit of packaging and deployment in the GigaSpaces Data Grid, and is essentially the main GigaSpaces service. The Processing Unit (PU) itself is typically deployed onto the Service Grid. When a Processing Unit is deployed, a Processing Unit instance is the actual runtime entity.). For more information about these features, please contact our customer support team.

These feature enhancements include:

Data Integration (DI) Updates