Hazelcast Platform

What Hazelcast Platform is

Hazelcast Platform brings a distributed compute engine and an in-memory data store together in one runtime for real-time and AI-driven applications. It can process streaming data before storing it, so applications can act on data as it arrives. For interactive request-and-response applications, the in-memory store provides fast reads and writes. The platform supports SQL and stateful processing, event-time windows, and Java and SQL.

WAN Replication synchronizes multiple clusters and supports automatic disaster-recovery failover to a secondary cluster. Security features use JAAS for role-based access controls and TLS to encrypt data sent between nodes and applications. Hazelcast Platform runs on public and private clouds and is available through the AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure marketplaces. Its Kafka Connector processes Apache Kafka topic streams and writes processed data back to Kafka.

Hazelcast describes the platform as serving data-intensive, mission-critical AI workloads, including in financial services, retail, supply chain, and healthcare. It offers a free 30-day Enterprise trial, which requires a requested license key. The self-managed annual subscription is priced by request, with professional support included with a platform license. Support includes 24x7 coverage with a one-hour SLA, hot fix patches, and 30 email, IM, and phone support contacts.

Who it suits

Hazelcast Platform suits teams building data-intensive, mission-critical AI applications that need streaming and in-memory processing. Its listed industries include financial services, retail, supply chain, and healthcare.

Limits

The free Enterprise trial lasts 30 days and requires a requested license key. The annual self-managed subscription is priced by request.

Getting started

1. Visit the Hazelcast Platform website.
2. Choose the self-managed downloadable software route.
3. Request a license key for the free 30-day Enterprise trial.
4. Deploy on Linux, macOS, Windows, or a supported public or private cloud.
5. Request annual subscription pricing if you need a platform license.

Verdict

Choose Hazelcast Platform for real-time applications that need distributed compute, an in-memory data store, and streaming capabilities in one runtime. Teams that need a trial should be prepared to request a license key, and subscription pricing requires an inquiry.