Mache is a NoSQL near cache with eventing; built from a 'mash-up' of Open Source technologies with multiple pluggable NoSQL support and multiple pluggable messaging platforms. We have used all the well known Open-Source technologies. The heart of the system is akin to a HashMap - using Google's Guava cache and Spring Data.

1. In a constantly changing industry you need
a forward-thinking technology partner
Introducing Mache – an Open
Source Big Data Cache
James Bowkett
@techwob
mache@excelian.com

2. What is Mache?
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Mache is a NoSQL near cache with eventing; built from a 'mash-up' of
Open Source technologies with multiple pluggable NoSQL support and
multiple pluggable messaging platforms.We have used all the well
known Open-Source technologies.The heart of the system is akin to a
HashMap - usingGoogle's Guava cache and Spring Data.
The principle idea behind Mache was to abstract itself from the
Database layer. As a result it allows the two to remain somewhat
independent of each other, enabling concentration on development and
performance rather than scaling out the data layer. It has been
engineered to be as lightweight as possible, and because of theVendor
independence, Mache could offer a free caching solution to an already
deployed NoSQL database. It doesn’t need to know about the volume of
data which means that it can be as performant as the system allows.
It was also designed to be a piece of software which integrates well with
other software. It offers support for NoSQL programmes such as
Cassandra, MongoDB andCouchbase. But it also lends itself well to
support integration with pre-existing systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ
andActiveMQ message services.

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What is Mache?
Mache
(in-memory cache)
Cassandra
Mongo
Couchbase
Rabbit MQ
Kafka
Active MQ
Can write
through to…
Can send
notifications
to…
File

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Example Use Cases
• Generally speaking, most grid applications will have a heavy reliance on read-mostly data. More relevant to
today’s challenges are MiFID II andCVA.
• Since the introduction of the MiFID II market makers must warehouse the audit data around their prices and
spread calculations.This inevitably leads to the storage of large volumes of data, which also offers the
opportunity for Big Data.Applications now need to read and write this data, and we believe Mache offers
the opportunity to help turn a ‘data lake’ into a localised manageable view of this data deluge.
• Take for instance, today’s trades or their price points. Mache fits naturally within the speed layer in a lambda
architecture.
• CreditValue Adjustment (CVA) requires large volumes of Monte Carlo data, and in some cases will need 300-
400GB of data for a single day.When stress testing or back testing is being performed, you could need 30+
days’ worth of data on each compute node. 400GB * 10k = a lot of data!

5. Why have you built Mache?
• The original idea was to provide an open source
alternative to Coherence
• Other caching API’s tend to offer their own
persistence formats, instead of integrating with the
leading NoSQL vendors
• The network is often the bottleneck within grid
platforms, near side caching is a solution
• Filtered views will open up use cases
– E.g. only view a trader’s trades for today
– Market/reference data distribution to processing nodes
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6. How does Mache improve performance?
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7. How does Mache improve performance?
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8. How do I use Mache?
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9. How does Mache compare with other existing technologies?
The following is a list of technologies that can fulfil similar use cases to Mache.While they are all leading technologies in
their field, it is important to note how they are distinctly different to Mache.
 Ehcache - is a distributed JSR-107-compliant cache that has pluggable storage mechanisms (on-heap/off-heap
and file-based). However it doesn't have out-of-the-box support for any NoSQL platforms.
 Gridgain - is a purely in-memory data and processing grid platform. It has no current support for NoSQL
platforms.
 Hazelcast - is another in-memory grid implementation, often marketed as a replacement for Oracle
Coherence.
 Infinispan - is a single node or clustered JSR-107-compliant in-memory cache implementation. Its persistence is
handled by pluggable adapters the application teams may have to write themselves. It provides no NoSQL
support as standard.
 Memcached - is a multi-node object cache with no persistence mechanism as standard.
 Redis - is an all-purpose in-memory data store with no persistence mechanism as standard.
In our view, there was no pre-existing solution that would provide for the simplest use case of near caching to abstract
away storage whilst still supporting the big 3 platforms. We proposed a solution that would adhere to the following
guiding principles:
 Lightweight - the Mache-core jar depends on 3 other libraries (in addition to any required vendor drivers for
messaging or persistence)
 Pluggable with existing NoSQL Platforms, and thereby creating no vendor lock-in
 Provide a small set of valuable features, adhering to the Unix principle of 'do one thing, and do it well'
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10. So what is next for Mache?
We have quite a few enhancements on our list. In no particular order:
 JMX to provide configuration and management
 Overflow cache - so we can overflow from memory to disk using something like Berkley DB
 JSON/RestAPI - to provide a platform agnostic way of accessing local cached data which is run in a
service.
 Eventing straight from the database
 Filtered materialised views/Continuous query caches
 Shared cache instance between processes
 Distributed file system
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11. What’s next for Mache?
For more information:
• email us at mache@excelian.com
• https://github.com/excelian/mache
• 0.6.1 available on jcenter/bintray
• Read more on our blog – Mache – Near Side Caching for NoSQL.
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http://www.excelian.com/blog/mache---near-side-caching-for-nosql-/#.Vl2sME02q70

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