Latest version: https://github.com/intino/ness/releases/latest.
Ness is an infrastructure framework that facilitates the creation, management, and distribution of datahub services. This framework includes features such as the management of a messaging broker supporting JMS OpenWire and MQTT protocols, a datalake for storing and organizing events, configurable terminals for client interaction, and shared datamarts for customized data projections.
These features make Ness a practical framework for businesses looking to optimize their data flows and improve decision-making based on events. Ness ensures that all components of a company's IT architecture are aligned with their business objectives, providing a foundation for scalability and adaptability in today's business environment.
Additionally, the Ness DSL allows the specialization of Ness: the infrastructure datahub service. This DSL allows for fine-tuned customization and configuration, ensuring that the datahub services can be customized to meet specific business needs and requirements.
Main Features
Ness is designed with a range of functionalities that support complex event-driven architectures. The key features include:
Event Structures
Ness enables the definition of event structures, providing a common conceptual framework for all clients connected to the architecture. This standardization helps in maintaining consistency and understanding across different systems and data streams.
Messaging Broker
The platform includes a messaging broker that supports JMS OpenWire and MQTT protocols. This broker is implemented using the well-established open-source software, Apache ActiveMQ, ensuring robust and reliable message handling. The use of Apache ActiveMQ also facilitates easy integration and compatibility with various systems and technologies.
Datalake
Ness features a datalake that organizes events based on the format of the event—be it a message, measurement, or resource—and by the type of event according to business criteria. Events are also grouped and sorted temporally, enabling efficient data retrieval and analysis.
Terminals
Terminals within Ness describe the different clients that can access the broker. These terminals allow for the configuration of subscription and event production policies from and to the datalake, tailoring access and interaction according to specific client needs. Additionally, using Intino, it is possible to generate customized client libraries for a specific DataHub instance based on these terminal definitions. This enhances the ease of integration and streamlines client setup.
Ness allows for the creation of shared datamarts, which are projections of the datalake into defined data structures that can be used and shared by connected clients. These projections are also configured in the DSL, providing flexible and customizable data views for users.