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If you are in the process of designing a future data platform or evaluating a current one, approaching the problem with a standard method can help comparing all the choices.
Check out the SOFT methodology 🧵
ALT Design more robust data platforms with the SOFT methodology
Your AI agent can now manage your data platform. No console required.
We shipped the @aiven_io MCP — a Model Context Protocol server that connects @claudeai , @Cursor , + VS Code directly to your #PostgreSQL, #ApacheKafka, and app deployments on Aiven.
Not "generate the SQL for me." Actually run it.
Not "here's a Kafka topic config." Actually create it.
Not "how do I deploy." Actually deploy.
Add it to Claude Code in one line:
claude mcp add --transport http aiven-mcp mcp.aiven.live/mcp
A few things builders actually care about:
Read-only mode if you want your agent to explore production without touching anything. Scoped tools so you're not dumping every service into context. Your Aiven account permissions enforced — the agent can't do what you can't do.
OpenSearch + ClickHouse support is next.
The data platform is now a prompt away.
The same PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, OpenSearch, Valkey that runs in production — fully managed, so the only variable is your idea.
30k nodes is a community stat, not a business one. It means tens of thousands of builders are somewhere right now, figuring something out.
Nobody asked permission. They just built.
Free tier exists because the open source ecosystem grows when more people get hands-on time with the real thing. Not a tutorial. Not a sandbox.
The person migrating from managed Redis to Valkey because they want to understand the difference. The team prototyping a Kafka pipeline before they pitch it internally. The solo engineer running PostgreSQL + OpenSearch together to see if the architecture actually holds up.
30000 nodes running on the @aiven_io free tier
Behind each one is a builder who had an idea, a side project, a question they wanted to answer and didn't want infrastructure to be the reason they couldn't start
That's the community that #opensource based data tooling was built for
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
🚨 So after 21 years of career, it finally happen, I have been let go from my company, in fact the complete marketing team has been let go ... It came really as a complete surprise, I was not expecting that at all since they were super happy with and the significant impact I had. Also the company is doing really well ...
But it's life, it's not easy, I'm recovering slowly and I'm already looking for my next adventure.
So if you are looking for a experienced IT professional with expertise going from advocacy (community, pre-sales & customers) to Java, with a lot of knowledge and opinions on Platform Engineering/k8s ecosystem and how all of this can be infused with AI, don't hesitate to ping me. Remote EMEA
Also don't hesitate to RT this post.
Love you all, my network of friends has already been beyond awesome helping when I told them in private last week.
New Dedicated #PostgreSQL with 1CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB Disk starting from 8$/month on @aiven_io
Check it out at aiven.io/blog/new-developer-…
- Lenses.io Streamreactor collection 9.0.2 available: aiven.io/changelog/20a76bf7-…
The team is on 🔥 !
- #Snowflake connector upgrade to version 3: aiven.io/changelog/d994902b-…
- #BigQuery connector upgrade to version 2.7.0: aiven.io/changelog/da73704b-…
- #Iceberg sink connector upgrade to version 1.9.1: aiven.io/changelog/60543b89-…
The last few months of @aiven_io and #ApacheKafka 🧵:
- KIP 1150: Diskless Kafka: aiven.io/blog/guide-diskless…
- Iceberg topics: aiven.io/blog/iceberg-topics…
- 30 seconds to stream: youtube.com/watch?v=wGqOX97H…
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
We just published the first episode of season 3 of #HackingPostgres. @ftisiot, Field CTO at @aiven_io, joined us to talk about AI-powered performance recommendations, Oracle Cloud, and inclusive communities.
📺 For the video: youtu.be/lGncGn8VStk
📰 For the blog post (with links to Spotify/Apple): tembo.io/blog/hacking-postgr…
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
After an incredible journey, my time at Aiven has come to an unexpected end today. I was laid off.
I’m now on the lookout for my next adventure in community management or developer relations.
If you know of any opportunities, let’s connect!
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
🚨 BIG NEWS: The Aiven Platform is now live on Oracle Cloud Marketplace! 🎉
Oracle Cloud customers can now easily access open-source data tech like PostgreSQL®, Apache Kafka®, and OpenSearch®—all powered by Aiven.
Read more: ow.ly/lilG50Tl4jz
Helping the #ApacheKafka community one PR at the time!
Congratulations Josep!
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
Episode nine of our new #podcast series, #Data (R)evolution will drop tomorrow! But if you can't wait until then, here's a sneak peak of what's in store... Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode!: ow.ly/te6R50SoAaK #OpenSource #AI #TechPodcast #FutureTech
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
Bring your analytical and AI insights back to your operational layer in real-time with Google BigQuery and Aiven for Apache Kafka! Read more at ow.ly/1A1V50STH8C
Francesco Tisiot retweeted
🎙️ Episode 8 of our #podcast has landed! 🎙️So join @IanMmmm and @webchick as they discuss how to navigate the ever evolving startup landscape in the cloud era.☁️ Watch the full episode here 👇 ow.ly/ovMg50SS0zF #Startups #OpenSource #DataStreaming #TechPodcast #TechGrowth