Fortress ClickHouse: Secure Your Database and Foil Evildoers in 15 Minutes or Less

ClickHouse analytic databases contain sensitive data and need protection from hackers. But where to start? Our webinar shows how to think about ClickHouse security, then walks you through standard methods to secure ClickHouse installations that any developer can apply. For each method, we'll explain the threat and show how to remediate it, including a demo of the exact steps. We'll start easy with eliminating plain text passwords, then work up to encryption, network security, certificate management, role-based access control, and file system protections. Implementing security does not need to take long. Bring a stopwatch and see if it's really just 15 minutes!

Making the Journey to FedRAMP: Cisco Umbrella, Altinity, and ClickHouse-based Analytics

The Cisco Umbrella team is working with Altinity to stand up a FedRAMP Medium deployment for government customers using Altinity's FIPS-compatible builds of ClickHouse. Join us to learn how the teams are working together on this critical project.

What is Cisco Umbrella and how does it use ClickHouse?
What are the challenges of bringing up ClickHouse in a FedRAMP environment?
How are Cisco Umbrella and Altinity working together to deploy FIPS-compatible analytics?
What lessons can we share with other users on the same path?

Using the Schema-Agnostic Design Pattern on ClickHouse for Product Analytics at Sumsub

SQL databases like ClickHouse love rectangular data. But what if you can't define your table schema in advance?
Olga Silyutina's talk shows how Sumsub solved this classic problem for product analytics using schema-agnostic design. The Sumsub platform ingests a wide range of event types for delivery to analytics. Sumsub uses a schema-agnostic approach to transform different event types with ClickHouse materialized views into a flattened form that's convenient for analysis. Apache Airflow brings the resulting data to Superset for visualization.
Olga's talk provides detailed design and code examples for each step of this innovative solution.

Build a Low-Cost, High-Performance Analytic Platform with Kubernetes and Open Source

Tired of big bills from Snowflake and BigQuery? Want to keep data in-house? Trying to avoid vendor lock-in? Solve these problems and more by building your own cloud-native analytic service. We start with the architecture of close-source, cloud analytic databases like Snowflake. We then introduce an equally capable design for real-time analytics built entirely on robust open source. Next, we stand up an example using Kubernetes for the run-time, ClickHouse as the query engine, and infrastructure-as-code to deploy apps. Ingest, visualization, and system services are all included. The talk ends with cost numbers to prove that you can operate the service at a fraction of the cost of your current cloud database.

(Code used in the platform demo is open source and available on GitHub.)

Data Con LA 2023 – Get ready for the ultimate data experience at Data Con LA

Our CEO, Robert Hodges will be speaking at Data Con LA 2023, the largest data conference in Southern California!
Don't miss Robert's talk: Kubernetes + Data + Security: Tips for Sleeping Well with State-of-the-Art Data Management! Want to learn more about Data Infrastructure and Kubernetes? Robert will share his deep knowledge of Kubernetes, the default platform for operator data services. But how about protecting your data? His talk shows that threats to data on Kubernetes arise at different levels and introduces common-sense ways to address each threat that any dev can apply using modern development toolchains. Attend our talk and sleep well at night!
The event will be held on the stunning USC campus on 8/12/2023. See you at Data Con LA 2023!

DeveloperWeek CloudX 2023 – Live Event

Our CEO, Robert Hodges will be speaking live at DeveloperWeek CloudX 2023.
Join 3,500 Cloud developers, architects, IT & infrastructure professionals, and executives building the cloud ecosystem.
In-person event – San Mateo, CA
Conferences & Workshops | Aug 15-16
Expo | Aug 15-16
Online Hackathon | Aug 1 – Aug 16
Here is Robert's talk: Secrets of the Guild: Understanding Cloud Database Pricing!
Database services like Redshift and Snowflake are convenient, but they sure do cost a lot! Maybe you could get a better deal if you knew more? In this talk, we’ll reveal secrets of vendor pricing for database services. Using examples from analytic databases, we show how pricing works, which pricing models are best for which applications, and what questions you should be asking to get the best deal. We’ll even cover different flavors of running things yourself. You don’t have to spend a ton of money to build great services for users. This talk shows you how.

DeveloperWeek CloudX 2023 – Live Online Event

Our CEO, Robert Hodges will be speaking live at DeveloperWeek CloudX 2023.
Join 3,500 Cloud developers, architects, IT & infrastructure professionals, and executives building the cloud ecosystem.
Live Virtual Online
Conferences & Workshops | Aug 22-23
Virtual Expo | Aug 22-23
Here is Robert's talk: Secrets of the Guild: Understanding Cloud Database Pricing!
Database services like Redshift and Snowflake are convenient, but they sure do cost a lot! Maybe you could get a better deal if you knew more? In this talk, we’ll reveal secrets of vendor pricing for database services. Using examples from analytic databases, we show how pricing works, which pricing models are best for which applications, and what questions you should be asking to get the best deal. We’ll even cover different flavors of running things yourself. You don’t have to spend a ton of money to build great services for users. This talk shows you how.

Using S3 Storage and ClickHouse: Basic and Advanced Wizardry

S3-compatible object storage can reduce cost and improve flexibility in ClickHouse analytics. This talk helps develop the legerdemain to use it well. We'll start with standard use patterns like tiered storage and archiving to Parquet. Next, we'll dig into the details of using object storage in ClickHouse tables: storage policies, authentication, caching, and zero-copy replication. Finally, we'll present expert tips on topics like S3 cost optimization, designing for mutable data, backup, and others. Join our expert presenters and bring your questions!

Civo Navigate – Europe 2023

Civo Navigate is a two-day, in-person event that will take place on September 5th & 6th, 2023. Hosted in London, England, Civo Navigate will be held at The Brewery, a premier conference venue in the heart of the city that perfectly complements the cutting-edge content and innovative nature of the event. Civo Navigate Europe 2023 is a tech event packed with talks and workshops focused on navigating and succeeding within the cloud native landscape. There will be an overriding theme of innovation, with a focus on helping companies better leverage cloud-native technologies. Education will be at the forefront of all talks and workshops, aimed at various skill levels. Our CEO, Robert Hodges, is one of the brightest minds in the cloud native that will be joining us at the event, including a globally renowned keynote speaker who has inspired many people in the tech space - to be unveiled soon.

Snowflake, BigQuery, or ClickHouse? Pro Tricks to Build Cost-Efficient Analytics for Any Business

Do you ever look at your bill for Snowflake or BigQuery and just sigh? This talk is for you. We'll explain how pricing works for popular analytic databases and how to get the best deal. Then we'll look at how to build an alternative using open-source ClickHouse data warehouses. As the pros say, open source may be free but it ain't cheap! We'll teach you the tricks to build your own ClickHouse analytic stack that's less expensive and faster than Snowflake. Join us to become a wizard of cloud cost management.

SODA DATA VISION 2023

SODA Data Vision 2023, by SODA Foundation, is the premier open-source conference for Data and Storage Management. This one-day hybrid event, In conjunction with OSS Europe 2023, will bring together 650 (150 in-person) leading experts, architects, developers, end users, vendors, and integrators to discuss the most recent innovations, future trends, real use cases, and practical challenges for data and storage. It will provide deep insights into current solutions, research, and how the future is getting shaped in Data and Storage Management for cloud-native, containers, distributed computing, big data, AI, machine learning, and more.
In addition to technical sessions, the conference provides excellent opportunities for attendees to exchange ideas, learn the latest technologies in the industry, network, and find potential partners for collaboration. We look forward to welcoming you to SODA Data Vision 2023.
One of the leading experts and brilliant Software Engineer speaking at the conference is our colleague, Diego Nieto, with his talk: Fast, Faster, Fastest: Object Storage, Cloud Block Storage, and NVMe SSD in Analytic Databases.