We are pleased to announce the release of the latest minor version of ReductStore, 1.10.0. ReductStore is a time series database designed for storing and managing large amounts of blob data.

To download the latest released version, please visit our Download Page.

What's new in 1.10.0?​

ReductStore v1.10.0 introduces new query and replication parameters that can downsample data when querying or replicating to another database. In addition, we have optimized the operation of the storage and replication engines, which should improve the overall performance of the database.

Since joining ReductStore's project, I've been exploring alternative solutions to get a better understanding about how the project fits into current echosystem.

To give you some context, we will look at solutions to store data from IoT devices (e.g. sensors, cameras, etc.) that commonly use MQTT to communicate with each other.

MQTT stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport and is a lightweight messaging protocol designed to be efficient, reliable, and scalable, making it ideal for collecting and transmitting data from sensors in real time.

Why is this important when choosing a database?

Well, MQTT is format-agnostic, but it works in a specific way. We should therefore be aware of its architecture, how it works, and its limitations to make the right choice. This is what this article is about, we will try to cut through the fog and explore some key factors to consider when selecting the right option.

Let's get started!

A year ago, we migrated ReductStore, time series database for unstructured data, from C++ to Rust. Now, reflecting on that decision after a year, it's clear that it was the right move, yielding the following benefits:

• Fewer bugs related to memory management, move semantics, and threading
• Easier codebase porting to MacOS and Windows
• Better dependency management with Cargo compared to what we had with C++

Today, I'm pleased to announce that we've rewritten the CLI client from Python to Rust. Our primary motivation was distribution. Although Python is one of the most widely used programming languages, we don't want to require users to install an interpreter to use our tools, and standalone installers are too bulky for us. With Rust, we can build compact and blazingly fast executable binaries for most popular platforms.

wget https://github.com/reductstore/reduct-cli/releases/latest/download/reduct-cli.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvf reduct-cli.linux-amd64.tar.gz
chmod +x reduct-cli
sudo mv reduct-cli /usr/local/bin