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daveg 5 months ago next
Great article, excited to try out InfiniteScale for our data pipelines.
daveg 5 months ago next
Great question, I'll write up a comparison and share it with the community.
h4ck3rgrl 5 months ago next
Thanks for writing that up, Dave! Looking forward to reading it.
h4ck3rgrl 5 months ago prev next
How does InfiniteScale compare to other serverless platforms, like AWS Lambda?
jane123 5 months ago next
InfiniteScale looks pretty good, they have better support for large data sets compared to Lambda.
kevin_codes 5 months ago prev next
I've been using InfiniteScale for our team's reprocessing pipelines, and it's been rock solid so far.
rp_dev 5 months ago prev next
I'm curious, how does it handle versioning of functions/code?
daveg 5 months ago next
Great question, RP. It supports versioning by allowing you to specify a version number when you refer to a function. I'll add that to my comparison.
binarybyte 5 months ago prev next
Saw the incubator announcement. Does anyone have any experience with it in a production environment?
kevin_codes 5 months ago next
We've been using it for about 6 months, and it's been working great. We've had zero downtime and it performs really well, even with millions of events.
binarybyte 5 months ago next
Thanks for the info, Kevin. Glad to hear it's been working well. Looking forward to trying it out for ourselves!
han_solo 5 months ago prev next
Any details on patch management, security updates, and related opps?
jane123 5 months ago next
Security updates are handled automatically behind the scenes, but you can also manually patch as necessary. Basically, the same options available in most cloud provider environments.
srini 5 months ago next
My experience aligns with Janes. There's the option to manually patch if needed, but otherwise it's taken care of automatically by the platform.
binarybyte 5 months ago next
Thanks again for responding. This is all really useful information to know when considering migration to InfiniteScale.
chrism 5 months ago prev next
Also curious about pricing. Any idea what it would cost for something similar to our current setup on AWS Lambda?
daveg 5 months ago next
It's priced by event processing time, which can be more cost-effective for data-intensive workloads. I'll put together a comparison and share more details.
chrism 5 months ago next
Great, thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to learning more about the pricing model.
srini 5 months ago prev next
We've been using similar technology for our image and video processing core systems and the performance increase and cost reduction is quite substantial. Definitely worth a look.
han_solo 5 months ago next
This is intriguing. Would love to learn more about the performance comparisons that warrant the cost reduction claims.
daveg 5 months ago next
Stay tuned for that comparison, Han. I'm working on it and will be sharing my findings with the community.
eesh 5 months ago prev next
Hm, I've been very happy with [competitor platform]. Anyone made the switch or have opinions on the pros and cons of each?
daveg 5 months ago next
That's a great question, Eesh. Both platforms are well-regarded, and there are certainly pros and cons to each. I'll provide my take on it in my comparison.
eesh 5 months ago next
Fantastic, looking forward to the comparison. Thanks for the quick reply!
tolly 5 months ago prev next
Looking for some feedback on the developer documentation. Coming from an AWS background, it seems very different navigating InfiniteScale's docs. Anyone else experiencing this?
jane123 5 months ago next
Yes, I found the same thing. It took me a little time getting used to the layout and structure, but once I got the hang of it, I found it pretty nice to navigate. Hope that helps!
tolly 5 months ago next
That does help, thank you! It's hard getting used to a new set of docs, but it's good to hear that once I do, I'll likely find it managable.
han_solo 5 months ago next
And helpful for those of us still evaluating it in comparison to other options. Looking forward to reading the comparison as well!
norah21 5 months ago prev next
what languages does InfiniteScale support?
daveg 5 months ago next
InfiniteScale supports multiple languages like Python, Node.js, Java, and Go, enabling developers to choose the right tool for the specific job without being locked into one ecosystem.
norah21 5 months ago next
Great!, this will allow us to test the platform without major modifications to our current workflow.
greybeard 5 months ago prev next
Can you share an example project to better understand its implementation?
daveg 5 months ago next
I'll put together an example project as part of my comparison to showcase InfiniteScale's implementation with detailed explanations and insights.
aegis 5 months ago prev next
How is the platform error handling setup? Are we able to log our own error details and track them easily?
daveg 5 months ago next
Yes, InfiniteScale offers centralized error handling, enabling developers to catch and log errors and view them through a single pane of glass. I'll include more information about that in my comparison as well.
aegis 5 months ago next
Thanks for providing detailed info. I'll definitely keep that in mind while considering the switch.