Thanks, Sally. Confirm that I could access and edit the doc. 

Sure, I’ll finish the editing by that time. Most likely this will be the first 
thing to do on Tuesday.

—
Denis

> On Jan 15, 2017, at 3:07 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
> Oh wow --Denis, thank you!
> 
> I must say, the documentation on Ignite is exhaustive and comprehensive, so 
> pulling things together was an "embarrassment of riches" experience <g>. Gold 
> Star to the PMC --I'll definitely use this as an example for other projects 
> to emulate.
> 
> OK...I just sent you editing credentials, and look forward to locking in the 
> copy hopefully by 6PM ET on Tuesday so we can go live Wednesday morning.
> 
> Does that work for you?
> 
> Kind thanks again,
> Sally
> 
> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and 
> brevity]
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 23:38, Denis Magda
> <dma...@apache.org> wrote:
> Sally, 
> 
> You understood everything perfectly well producing such a clear and great 
> article! Not sure that anyone could write better ;)
> 
> Please give editing permissions to my google account (magda7...@gmail.com 
> <javascript:return>). I’ll fill in the missing part.
> 
> —
> Denis
> 
>> On Jan 14, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org 
>> <javascript:return>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, everyone --as promised, below is the draft so far. Here's hoping I 
>> understood everything correctly <g>
>> 
>> Kindly note that we'll need to fill in the "@@" under the hood section on 
>> v1.8 (this part can be technical and developer-focused, whilst the rest of 
>> the document should be tech-lite = understandable for journalists who are 
>> geeky but not technologists). I'll be happy to provide editing credentials 
>> on the googledoc to those requesting it.
>> 
>> Do keep in mind that this is not a press release, so the format is different 
>> from what we're used to (I launched the "Have you met...?" series with 
>> Mahout[1] back in 2010 to great media interest: coverage within 24 hours). 
>> We can also work together on establishing a template for you to use for 
>> future project announcements.
>> 
>> As always, comments/corrections/additions welcome!
>> 
>> Thanks so much,
>> Sally
>> 
>> [1] 
>> 
>> = = =
>> 
>> The ASF asks: Have you met Apache Ignite?
>> 
>> Since 1999, The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has been recognized as a 
>> leading source for an array of Open Source software and tools that meet the 
>> demand for interoperable, adaptable, and sustainable solutions. The 
>> all-volunteer ASF develops, stewards, and incubates dozens of 
>> enterprise-grade Open Source projects that power mission-critical 
>> applications in financial services, aerospace, publishing, government, 
>> healthcare, research, infrastructure, and more. From Abdera to ZooKeeper, 
>> the demand for ASF's reliable, community-driven software continues to grow 
>> dramatically across many categories, including Cloud, IoT, Artificial 
>> Intelligence and Machine Learning, Mobile, and Big Data, where the Apache 
>> Hadoop ecosystem dominates the marketplace.
>> 
>> Did you know that numerous Fortune 500 enterprises depend on Apache Ignite’s 
>> in-memory "Fast Data" platform to process large-scale data sets in 
>> real-time, at orders of magnitude faster than traditional technologies?
>> 
>> We are pleased to showcase Apache Ignite, the high-performance In-Memory 
>> Data Fabric that provides in-memory data caching, partitioning, processing, 
>> and querying components.
>> 
>> Quick peek: Apache Ignite is an integrated and distributed In-Memory Data 
>> Fabric for computing and transacting on large-scale data sets in real-time, 
>> orders of magnitude faster than possible with traditional disk-based or 
>> flash technologies. It is designed to easily power both existing and new 
>> applications in a distributed, massively parallel architecture on 
>> affordable, industry-standard hardware.
>> 
>> Background: Originally created at GridGain as its flagship in-memory 
>> computing (IMC) platform, Ignite entered the Apache Incubator in September 
>> 2014 and graduated as an Apache Top-Level Project in August 2015.
>> 
>> Why Ignite: Apache Ignite addresses today's Fast Data needs by providing a 
>> comprehensive in-memory data fabric, which includes a data grid with SQL and 
>> transactional capabilities, in-memory streaming, an in-memory file system, 
>> and more.
>> 
>> Heavily benchmarked, Ignite has been built from the ground up to linearly 
>> scale to hundreds of nodes with strong semantics for data locality and 
>> affinity data routing to reduce redundant data noise. Ignite data grid is 
>> lightning fast and is one of the fastest implementations of transactional or 
>> atomic data in distributed clusters today.
>> 
>> Unlike other Big Data processing solutions, Apache Ignite treats RAM as a 
>> primary storage facility (as opposed to being used exclusively for 
>> processing). As such, Ignite's memory-first approach is more efficient and 
>> faster: with improved system indexes, reduced data fetch time, and no delays 
>> in a stream content processing, among other benefits.
>> 
>> Additionally --and unique to Apache Ignite-- its SQL Grid eliminates the 
>> need for painful and challenging migration from relational database to 
>> in-memory data grid (IMDG), alleviating the need for developers to have to 
>> rewrite SQL based code to IMDG’s native APIs. This means that developers can 
>> keep using existing applications and tools written for relational databases 
>> and based on SQL language with very little to no code modification. Ignite 
>> SQL Grid is horizontally scalable, fault tolerant, and SQL ANSI-99 compliant.
>> 
>> Using Apache Ignite, developers benefit from:
>> 
>> Data Grid --replicate or partition data in memory within the cluster;
>> In-Memory SQL Grid --add in-memory distributed database capabilities;
>> Advanced Clustering --including logical cluster groups and auto-discover;
>> ODBC Driver --select and modify data stored in a distributed cache;
>> Compute Grid --distribute computations across cluster nodes;
>> Service Grid --cluster-enable any service or data structure;
>> Streaming & CEP --easily stream large volumes of data into Ignite; and
>> Data Structures --distribute own data structure across the cluster.
>> 
>> 
>> To solve real-time business issues and meet application requirements for the 
>> highest performance and scale, Apache Ignite leverages and integrates a host 
>> of Apache projects including Spark, Hadoop, YARN, and Mesos.
>> 
>> Latest release: Apache Ignite v1.8 on 9 December 2016 under the Apache 
>> License v.2.0. More details can be found below and in the release notes.
>> 
>> @@What's under the hood: New in v1.8 is … (list 3-5 features/benefits … we 
>> can get technical with 0s and 1s here).
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Check out the Apache Ignite blog for articles, insight, how-tos, and 
>> additional resources at https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html 
>> <https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html>
>> For downloads, documentation, examples, use cases, and more information, 
>> visit http://ignite.apache.org/ <http://ignite.apache.org/> .
>> 
>> # # #
>> 
>> 
>> From: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org <javascript:return>>
>> To: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org <javascript:return>> 
>> Cc: Roman Shtykh <rsht...@yahoo.com <javascript:return>>; 
>> "dev@ignite.apache.org <javascript:return>" <dev@ignite.apache.org 
>> <javascript:return>>; Prachi Garg <pg...@gridgain.com <javascript:return>>
>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 6:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Ignite 1.8.0 Released
>> 
>> Sally, no worries, take your time!
>> 
>> Have nice weekends,
>> Denis
>> 
>>> On Jan 13, 2017, at 8:30 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org 
>>> <javascript:return>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks --just a quick heads-up that I haven't forgotten about you!
>>> 
>>> I issued three press releases + the January "Success at Apache" this week, 
>>> so there's been a little extra press activity than usual.
>>> 
>>> I'm aiming to get the draft to you today...otherwise over the weekend.
>>> 
>>> I apologize for the delay and thank you for your continued patience.
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> Sally
>>>  
>>> = = = = =  
>>> vox +1 617 921 8656
>>> gvox +1 646 598 4616
>>> skype sallykhudairi
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org <javascript:return>>
>>> To: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org <javascript:return>>; Roman Shtykh 
>>> <rsht...@yahoo.com <javascript:return>> 
>>> Cc: "dev@ignite.apache.org <javascript:return>" <dev@ignite.apache.org 
>>> <javascript:return>>; Prachi Garg <pg...@gridgain.com <javascript:return>>; 
>>> Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org <javascript:return>>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 4:16 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Ignite 1.8.0 Released
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Denis. I'm working on a draft and will send it over for review in 
>>> the next couple of days.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Sally
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and 
>>> brevity]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 13:33, Denis Magda
>>> <dma...@apache.org <javascript:return>> wrote:
>>> Roman, perfect! Well done!
>>> 
>>> *Prachi*, please add Roman’s blog to Apache Ignite’s blogs list:
>>> https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html <https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html>
>>> 
>>> *Sally*, considering that all the information is already at place is it a 
>>> good time to wrap it up in an Apache official announcement?
>>> 
>>> —
>>> Denis
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 9, 2017, at 1:43 AM, Roman Shtykh <rsht...@yahoo.com <>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Denis, I published a short article on 
>>>> https://dzone.com/articles/handling-apache-ignite-cluster-data-via-redis-prot
>>>>  
>>>> <https://dzone.com/articles/handling-apache-ignite-cluster-data-via-redis-prot>
>>>>  
>>>> -Roman
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 12:50 AM, Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org 
>>>> <>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Roman, amazing thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> You can use any blogging engine you like. After the blog post is ready 
>>>> notify the community and Prachi will send your material to dzone.com 
>>>> <http://dzone.com/> and when it’s accepted there we will public it on 
>>>> Ignite’s blogging page (https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html 
>>>> <https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html>). 
>>>> 
>>>> As for the format, I would suggest making a quick walk-through guidance 
>>>> including code snippets and showing how to connect to the cluster from 
>>>> Python or Ruby (whatever you like most) and work with it. You can do 
>>>> something like I did for PHP
>>>> https://dzone.com/articles/apache-ignite-enables-full-fledged-sql-support-for
>>>>  
>>>> <https://dzone.com/articles/apache-ignite-enables-full-fledged-sql-support-for>
>>>> 
>>>> —
>>>> Denis
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 30, 2016, at 4:09 AM, Roman Shtykh <rsht...@yahoo.com.INVALID <>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sure, Denis, I can write about Redis protocol support. Can you please 
>>>>> instruct me about the format and how/where to submit?
>>>>> Roman
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    On Friday, December 30, 2016 8:11 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org 
>>>>> <>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Boop! Sorry about that...indeed, I wrote Roman's name in my notes next to 
>>>>> "1.8 release manager?" and clearly combined the two.
>>>>> Apologies for alarming you.
>>>>> But that is a good hint, Denis <g>
>>>>> Cheers,Sally
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and 
>>>>> brevity]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 17:58, Denis Magda<dma...@apache.org <>> wrote: 
>>>>>  Sally, looks like you got confused with this
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 29, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org <>> wrote:
>>>>> And thanks in advance, Roman Shtykh, for acting as project spokesperson 
>>>>> in your role as release manager. Participation from the community 
>>>>> at-large is greatly appreciated!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Roman have never been a release manager yet. However, this is just a 
>>>>> matter of time and his interest/intention ;)
>>>>> —Denis  
> 

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