ClickHouse vs Redshift Performance for FinTech Risk Management

ClickHouse vs Redshift Performance for FinTech Risk Management

ClickHouse SQL extensions, arrays, in particular, allow it to solve the business use case up to 100 times more efficiently than Redshift at 1/6th the cost. We know that ClickHouse is fast, but we were a bit surprised by these…

Introduction to ClickHouse Backups and clickhouse-backup

Introduction to ClickHouse Backups and clickhouse-backup

Data backups are an inglorious but vital part of IT operations. They are most challenging in “big data” deployments, such as analytics databases. This article will explore the plumbing involved in backing up ClickHouse and introduce the clickhouse-backup tool for…

ClickHouse and Redshift Face Off Again in NYC Taxi Rides Benchmark

ClickHouse and Redshift Face Off Again in NYC Taxi Rides Benchmark

Being that it has been roughly three years since we last compared ClickHouse to Amazon Redshift, we thought it was time for an update. Using the same popular benchmarking dataset of NYC taxi trips data over multiple years, current size…

Machine Learning Models as Tables

Machine Learning Models as Tables

The MindsDB team has come up with a creative way to integrate machine learning models with ClickHouse. We’re delighted to share it on the Altinity Blog.

Using Joins in ClickHouse Materialized Views

Using Joins in ClickHouse Materialized Views

ClickHouse materialized views provide a powerful way to restructure data in ClickHouse. We have discussed their capabilities many times in webinars, blog articles, and conference talks. One of the most common follow-on questions we receive is whether materialized views can…

ClickHouse Birthday Altinity Stable Release 20.3.12.112

ClickHouse Birthday Altinity Stable Release 20.3.12.112

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ClickHouse! In honor of ClickHouse turning 4, we have prepared several presents for ClickHouse users and ClickHouse itself: new releases of ClickHouse operator for Kubernetes, the Grafana ClickHouse Datasource and last but not least, the new Altinity Stable…