From dff183dc313fde46b2a6121cf22eeb4419853d68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kyle J. Davis" Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:13:05 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Valkey 8 GA blog Signed-off-by: Kyle J. Davis --- content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b7f5fb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ ++++ +title= "Generally Available: Valkey 8.0.0" +description = "Today marks a milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release." +date= 2024-09-16 01:01:01 +authors= ["kyledvs"] ++++ + +The first ever release of Valkey, 7.2.5, became generally available more than 5 months ago. +While the initial release was milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. +Today marks a different milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release. +Valkey 8.0.0 continues the the traditions of the seven major versions of Redis that precede it by bringing improvements to speed and efficiency alongside new features. + +Key properties of the Valkey project are transparency and collaboration. +As a consequence of Valkey 8.0.0 being developed entirely in the open, the team has already written about both the big and small features of the release. +The best overview is the RC1 blog which breaks down all the changes and features in the release into a few sections: [performance](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#performance), [reliability](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#reliability), [replication](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#replication), [observability](https://valkey.io/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#observability), and [efficiency](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#efficiency). +Additionally, there are deep dives on the [speed](/blog/unlock-one-million-rps/) and [efficiency](/blog/valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0/) improvements in Valkey 8.0.0. + +While this is a major version, Valkey takes command set compatibility seriously: Valkey 8.0.0 makes no backwards incompatible changes to the existing commands or their responses. +Your existing tools and custom software will be able to immediately take advantage of Valkey 8.0.0. +However, because this version make changes in how the software takes uses threading, you may want to re-evaluate your cluster’s infrastructure to achieve the highest performance. + +Valkey 8.0.0 has gone through multiple rounds of release candidates, testing, and verification. +The Technical Steering Committee considers it ready for production usage. +You can [build from source](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/tree/8.0.0), start [installing the binaries, or deploy the containers](/download/) today. +Expect package managers to pick up the latest version in the coming days. From 5ed3b567bf68e86230413fa1669ef91de501a544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kyle J. Davis" Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:43:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md Co-authored-by: Madelyn Olson Signed-off-by: Kyle J. Davis --- content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md index 0b7f5fb..56d5084 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md +++ b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors= ["kyledvs"] +++ The first ever release of Valkey, 7.2.5, became generally available more than 5 months ago. -While the initial release was milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. +While the initial release was a milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. Today marks a different milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release. Valkey 8.0.0 continues the the traditions of the seven major versions of Redis that precede it by bringing improvements to speed and efficiency alongside new features. From 91b6bb6dc9df2da04cb04284743500f3afb3ecf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kyle J. Davis" Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 05:02:17 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] edits and revisions from feedback Signed-off-by: Kyle J. Davis --- content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md index 0b7f5fb..7a8fad9 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md +++ b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md @@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ authors= ["kyledvs"] +++ The first ever release of Valkey, 7.2.5, became generally available more than 5 months ago. -While the initial release was milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. +While the initial release was a milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. Today marks a different milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release. Valkey 8.0.0 continues the the traditions of the seven major versions of Redis that precede it by bringing improvements to speed and efficiency alongside new features. Key properties of the Valkey project are transparency and collaboration. As a consequence of Valkey 8.0.0 being developed entirely in the open, the team has already written about both the big and small features of the release. The best overview is the RC1 blog which breaks down all the changes and features in the release into a few sections: [performance](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#performance), [reliability](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#reliability), [replication](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#replication), [observability](https://valkey.io/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#observability), and [efficiency](/blog/valkey-8-0-0-rc1/#efficiency). -Additionally, there are deep dives on the [speed](/blog/unlock-one-million-rps/) and [efficiency](/blog/valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0/) improvements in Valkey 8.0.0. +Additionally, there are deep dives on the [speed](/blog/unlock-one-million-rps/) (with a [follow up](/blog/unlock-one-million-rps-part2/)) and [efficiency](/blog/valkey-memory-efficiency-8-0/) improvements in Valkey 8.0.0. -While this is a major version, Valkey takes command set compatibility seriously: Valkey 8.0.0 makes no backwards incompatible changes to the existing commands or their responses. +While this is a major version, Valkey takes command set compatibility seriously: Valkey 8.0.0 makes no backwards incompatible changes to the existing command syntax or their responses. Your existing tools and custom software will be able to immediately take advantage of Valkey 8.0.0. -However, because this version make changes in how the software takes uses threading, you may want to re-evaluate your cluster’s infrastructure to achieve the highest performance. +Since Valkey 8.0.0 does make some small changes to previously undefined behaviors, it's wise to [read the release notes](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/blob/8.0.0/00-RELEASENOTES). +Additionally, because this version makes changes in how the software uses threading, you may want to re-evaluate your cluster’s infrastructure to achieve the highest performance. Valkey 8.0.0 has gone through multiple rounds of release candidates, testing, and verification. The Technical Steering Committee considers it ready for production usage. From 4ea35beb0907397541dd742a1067186ab7b1a03d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madelyn Olson Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:00:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md Remove double the Signed-off-by: Madelyn Olson --- content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md index 7a8fad9..019c4d7 100644 --- a/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md +++ b/content/blog/2024-09-16-valkey-8-ga.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors= ["kyledvs"] The first ever release of Valkey, 7.2.5, became generally available more than 5 months ago. While the initial release was a milestone, it focused on compatibility and license continuity; bringing no new features to the table. Today marks a different milestone for the Valkey project: the first major release. -Valkey 8.0.0 continues the the traditions of the seven major versions of Redis that precede it by bringing improvements to speed and efficiency alongside new features. +Valkey 8.0.0 continues the traditions of the seven major versions of Redis that precede it by bringing improvements to speed and efficiency alongside new features. Key properties of the Valkey project are transparency and collaboration. As a consequence of Valkey 8.0.0 being developed entirely in the open, the team has already written about both the big and small features of the release.