Kubernetes Operator 3.4: Back it up, scale it up, keep it up!
Learn how leading brands use AKO for agile data operations.
Aerospike Kubernetes Operator (AKO) has quickly become the preferred data operations platform for companies such as Adobe, Airtel, Experian, PayPal, and Snap—iconic brands that show what’s possible with agile data operations at scale.
Read the press release.
What’s new in AKO 3.4?
AKO 3.4 delivers a range of improvements, from major enhancements like Aerospike’s new Backup Service to subtle configuration details that improve everyday life for sophisticated users.
Support for Aerospike 7.2
AKO 3.4 supports the recently released Aerospike 7.2, including its new “Active Rack” capability — a multi-zone deployment option that can dramatically reduce the costs associated with inter-zone data transfer.
Powerful data protection with Aerospike Backup Service
Aerospike Backup Service (ABS), launched in July 2024, delivers comprehensive data protection and recovery and offers significant usability improvements over the long-trusted asbackup and asrestore command line tools.
With ABS for AKO 3.4, you can easily manage backup jobs across multiple Aerospike clusters. As you upgrade, AKO ensures ongoing compatibility between ABS and your Aerospike clusters.
Operate with confidence
DataOps? DevOps? SRE? Whatever’s in your email signature, AKO 3.4 makes life easier for you, our on-call hero. 🦸🏻
Trigger warm and cold restarts to your Aerospike clusters, without business disruption (docs).
Integrate the Aerospike Monitoring Stack with AKO. The bundled monitoring stack is simple to set up, and AKO publishes Prometheus metrics on the health of the AKO service itself—enabling operations teams to better operate… the… operator.
A stream of improvements for power users
We love hearing from our community on GitHub. AKO 3.4 addresses dozens of improvement requests based on feedback from our most sophisticated users. Some highlights include:
AKO customers keep on scaling. In AKO 3.4, we’ve doubled the default resource limits of the AKO service itself. To give you even more room to grow.
Looking for the big red button? AKO 3.4 includes a new paused configuration state that halts all AKO operations in a resumable manner. Handy when you’re triaging an unrelated uptime incident or need to take a breather.
Since launching AKO in 2021, we’ve been consistently blown away by what you, our customers, have made possible with Aerospike and Kubernetes. On behalf of the AKO team, we can’t wait to see what you’ll make possible with AKO version 3.4.
