Sally, this is amazing! Thanks for all your hard work you did helping the community to share the news widely!
Could we add this blog post to our page? https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html <https://ignite.apache.org/blogs.html> If yes, please share the photo you want us to use for your account. — Denis > On Jan 18, 2017, at 2:18 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hello everyone --as promised, we are live: > - ASF "Foundation" blog https://s.apache.org/Slah > - @TheASF Twitter feed https://twitter.com/TheASF/status/821660992522297344 > - NEW! ASF LinkedIn page > https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-apache-software-foundation > ... as well as to announce@ and our dedicated media/analyst list. This will > appear on the apache.org homepage and archives during the next auto-update, > which should take place within the hour. > Thanks again for all your help and a job well done! > Warmly, > Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi > > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > To: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org>; Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Cc: "dev@ignite.apache.org" <dev@ignite.apache.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Ignite 1.8.0 Released > > OK great; thanks, Denis! > I've accepted almost all suggestions, except for the ones that align with ASF > editorial house style (= "look" vs. meaning). > Kind thanks,Sally > > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 13:41, Denis Magda<dma...@apache.org> wrote: Hi > Sally, > I’ve finished on my side. Please see my suggestions in the google doc. > If anyone else is willing to review the announcement please do it by 18.00 PM > EST (15.00 PST). > —Denis > > On Jan 17, 2017, at 9:20 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi everyone --just confirming that we'll need to lock in the copy in ~6 hours > in order to announce tomorrow morning. > Denis, if you can please forward the copy when ready so the PMC has a chance > to review in time, that would be great. > Thanks so much, > Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi > > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > To: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org>; "s...@apache.org" <s...@apache.org> > Cc: "dev@ignite.apache.org" <dev@ignite.apache.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 9:20 AM > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Ignite 1.8.0 Released > > Excellent. Thank you, Denis. > Enjoy the day! > -Sally > > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 9:12, Denis Magda<dma...@apache.org> wrote: 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). > I’ll fill in the missing part. > —Denis > > On Jan 14, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> 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 > For downloads, documentation, examples, use cases, and more information, > visit http://ignite.apache.org/ . > # # # > > From: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> > To: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Cc: Roman Shtykh <rsht...@yahoo.com>; "dev@ignite.apache.org" > <dev@ignite.apache.org>; Prachi Garg <pg...@gridgain.com> > 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> 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 8656gvox +1 646 598 4616skype sallykhudairi > > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > To: Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org>; Roman Shtykh <rsht...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "dev@ignite.apache.org" <dev@ignite.apache.org>; Prachi Garg > <pg...@gridgain.com>; Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > 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> wrote:Roman, > perfect! Well done! > *Prachi*, please add Roman’s blog to Apache Ignite’s blogs > list: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 > -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 and when it’s > accepted there we will public it on Ignite’s blogging page > (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 > PHPhttps://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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
