SingleStore 7.6 RC Released!

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SingleStore is proud to announce its 7.6 Release Candidate (RC), available for SingleStore Managed Service and SingleStore DB. To install it for SingleStore DB, using sdb-deploy, use

--version dev:de38cb89-dc28-457f-8b0b-b4a81e512b16

See here for additional information on deployment options.

After installation, if you do

select @@memsql_version;

you should see 7.6.3.

Highlights include:

  • Lock-free backup
  • Unlimited Storage for Azure
  • Unlimited Storage for Google Cloud Storage (preview)
  • Kafka transaction support for pipelines
  • support for Current User (invoker) security model for SPs
  • vector analytics functions json_array_unpack, vector_vector_mul, scalar_vector_mul etc.

Point-in-time recovery (PITR) is still in preview but will be ready for production use in the 7.6 GA release coming soon.

For the full feature list, see the release notes.

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Today we refreshed the RC from 7.6.2 to 7.6.3. The new build version ID is above.

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Can the release notes page be updated to include 7.6.3 please? Looking forward to trying it out.

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Yes, we’ll get that updated soon.

For now, this is what’s different:

  • Azure is now supported by Unlimited Storage
  • Add PASSWORD_EXPIRATION to information_schema.USERS
  • Improve performance of selective filters using string columns in columnstore tables
  • bug fixes
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The 7.6 GA build of SingleStore DB is now available. It’s numbered 7.6.4. This moves point-in-time recovery (PITR) from Preview status to production-ready status. You can install it with tools using

--version 7.6

7.6.4 release notes are available here:

Stay tuned to https://www.singlestore.com/ for fanfare about 7.6 availability on our managed service next week.

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