+1 from me (mentor, binding). St.Ack On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <c...@apache.org> wrote:
> I would like to call a vote for accepting "Apache Ignite" for Apache > Incubator. > The full proposal is available below. We ask the IPMC to sponsor it, with > cos > as Champion, and stack, rvs, cos, hsaputra and brane volunteering to be > Mentors. > > Please cast your vote: > > [ ] +1, bring Iginite into Incubator > [ ] +0, I don't care either way, > [ ] -1, do not bring Iginite into Incubator, because... > > This vote will be open for 72 hours and only votes from the Incubator > PMC are binding. > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/IgniteProposal > > Proposal text from the wiki: > ## page was renamed from SilkProposal > = Ignite Apache Incubator Proposal = > == Abstract == > Apache Ignite will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing > high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer > between > various data sources and user applications. > > == Proposal == > Apache Ignite is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ > code > and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified > umbrella: > > * In-Memory Data Grid > * In-Memory Compute Grid > * In-Memory Streaming Processing > > This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed > in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user > applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. > Applications > APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), > Scala, > C++ and .NET (C#). > > GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache > 2.0-licensed > open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing > Platform”, > its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software > Foundation > (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around > this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming > > We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Ignite” may not be > ideal > because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here > are > the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be > acceptable > for the project pending the ASF legal green light: > > * Apache Silk (preferable name) > * Apache Sylk > * Apache Memstor > * Apache Ignite > > == Background & Rationale == > In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of > various > “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching > (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to > streaming > and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite > dramatically. > > With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional > DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data > processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and > products > started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data > fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: > from > data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to > streaming > processing. > > With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies > like > Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an > unhindered > access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the > technology > they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. > Current > Status > > Apache Ignite will be based on the technology that is currently developed > by > GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license > (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since > 2007 and > in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production > deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 > GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. > > == Comparative analysis to relevant projects == > === Ignite vs. Spark === > Apache Spark is a data-analytic and ML centric system that ingest data from > HDFS or another distributed file system and performs in-memory processing > of > this data. Ignite is an In-Memory Data Fabric that is data source agnostic > and > provides both Hadoop-like computation engine (MapReduce) as well as many > other > computing paradigms like MPP, MPI, Streaming processing. Ignite also > includes > first-class level support for cluster management and operations, > cluster-aware > messaging and zero-deployment technologies. Ignite also provides support > for > full ACID transactions spanning memory and optional data sources. > > Ignite is a broader in-memory system that is less focused on Hadoop. Apache > Spark is more inclined towards analytics and ML, and focused on MR-specific > payloads. > > === Ignite vs. Storm, Samza === > Apache Storm is streaming processing framework. Apache Samza is a > distributed > stream processing engine. Ignite is a multi-purpose In-Memory Data Fabric > that > also includes streaming processing capabilities (and we can argue better > capabilities when it comes to streaming and CEP). > > Generally, Apache Storm and Apache Samza provide a very different > implementation for one of the functional areas of Ignite. > > === Ignite vs. Hadoop === > Apache Hadoop is a batch oriented data warehouse system. Ignite is a > real-time, > transactional In-Memory Data Fabric focused on real-time processing of > operational data. In most cases, Hadoop acts as one of the “slower” > datasources > on top of which Ignite is typically deployed. > > > == Initial Goals == > The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a > true > active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial > development goals for Ignite primarily revolve around migrating the > existing > code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, > test > & release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently > difficult > to be considered early milestones. > > Some of the specific initial goals include: > > * Migrate the existing Ignite code base to the ASF. > * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in > ASF. > * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Ignite project. > * Road map the integration efforts with “sister” projects in ASF > eco-system like Storm and Spark. > * Incorporate externally developed features into the core Apache Ignite > project. > > == Known Risks == > This proposal is not without its risks, some of which are outlined below. > > The current list of committers are primarily from GridGain Systems. One of > the > key purposes of proposing Ignite for incubation is to attract new > committers > and spur the adoption of Ignite. The ASF has a well-deserved reputation of > fostering and building open source communities, which makes it the ideal > location to attempt this community bootstrap. > > Most of the initial committers are supported by their employers to work on > Ignite, and may be assigned to work on other priorities. However, the > employers > of these salaried individuals - GridGain Systems or current customers and > users > - have a vested interest in seeing Ignite thrive as a long-term, growing > project. > > GridGain Systems understands that their employees are acting as individuals > when contributing to Apache projects. As a major initial contributor > GridGain > Systems is prepared to bring additional staff on board to assist with > Ignite > development to ensure its active growth. > > One of the key motivators in creating the Ignite project as part of the > Incubator is to leverage the vendor-neutral nature of the ASF. The ASF has > a > strong and recognized brand as being a leader in open source, and by > hosting > Ignite at the ASF, we hope to attract developers to build a viable > community > for the project. > > == Meritocracy == > Apache Ignite plans to adopt the policy that encourages an environment that > supports a meritocracy. We intend to actively ask the community for help, > listing/specifying the work that needs to be done, and keeping track of > and > encouraging members of the community who make any contributions. Community > & > Core Developers > > GridGain project has been actively building community of users in the last > couple of years with an active StackOverflow group, support groups, and > Meetups > (http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-In-Memory-Computing). This group includes > active members of Apache community as well. We strongly believe that this > community will grow and develop substantially as part of Apache family and > that’s our commitment. > > == Existing Documentation == > Current documentation for GridGain project can be found here: > http://www.gridgain.org/documentation/ We intend to migrate it into ASF > podling. > > == Initial Source == > Initial Apache 2.0 licensed source code can be found here: > http://www.gridgain.org/download/ > > == External Dependencies == > Here’s the list of 3rd party JAR-only dependencies: > > * Apache Hadoop > * Apache Commons > * H2 > * JTS > * Apache Lucene > * Spring > > Here’s the list of the all licenses for 3rd party libraries currently used: > > * Apache 2.0 > > == Required Resources == > === Mailing lists === > * priv...@ignite.incubator.apache.org (with moderated subscriptions) > * d...@ignite.incubator.apache.org > * commi...@ignite.incubator.apache.org > > === Git & JIRA === > * Git: https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-ignite.git > * JIRA: JIRA Ignite (IGNITE) > > == Initial Committers & Affiliation == > * Dmitriy Setrakyan (GridGain Systems, dsetrakyan at gridgain dot com) > * Yakov Zhdanov (GridGain Systems, yzhdanov at gridgain dot com) > * Alexey Goncharuk (GridGain Systems, agoncharuk at gridgain dot com) > * Sergey Vladykin (GridGain Systems, svladykin at gridgain dot com) > * Valentin Kulichenko (GridGain Systems, vkulichenko at gridgain dot com) > * Semen Boikov (GridGain Systems, sboikov at gridgain dot com) > * Vladimir Ozerov (GridGain Systems, vozerov at gridgain dot com) > * Nikita Ivanov (GridGain Systems, nivanov30 at gmail dot com) > * Sergey Khisamov (FitechSource, skh at gmail dot com) > * Ilya Sterin (ChronoTrack, isterin at gmail dot com) > * Ryan Rawson (WANdisco, rawson at apache dot org) > * Konstantin Boudnik (WANdisco, cos at apache dot org) > * Roman Shaposhnik (Pivotal, rvs at apache dot org) > * Branko Cibej (WANdisco, brane at apache dot org) > > == Sponsors == > === Apache Champion === > * Konstantin Boudnik (cos at apache dot org) > > === Nominated Mentors === > * Michael Stack (stack at apache dot org) > * Roman Shaposhnik (rvs at apache dot org) > * Konstantin Boudnik (cos at apache dot org) > * Henry Saputra (hsaputra at apache dot org) > * Branko Cibej (brane at apache dot org) > > == Sponsoring Entity == > * Apache Incubator PMC > >
