About SingleStore Helios

Design Principles

SingleStore Helios is a SaaS data platform designed to deliver extremely low latency and high concurrency to power many of the world's most scalable applications. Using a modern Distributed SQL architecture, SingleStore adheres to structured design principles to ensure seamless and highly performant operation.

Query Execution

SingleStore parameterizes and compiles queries to machine code on primary execution, allowing repeat operations to deliver extreme performance. For more details on query execution take a look at how common execution patterns are handled in a distributed system.

High Availability & Data Sharding

SingleStore handles data availability by ensuring no single point of failure. Data is sharded within the cluster, and the storage engine ensures high availability and automatic failover in the event underlying cloud instances fail. All of this operates transparently, to ensure data is always available to mission-critical applications.

Shared Responsibility Model

As a SaaS service, SingleStore Helios operates using a shared responsibility model. Users are responsible for their applications, users, and using best practices for securing access to their data. SingleStore is responsible for the deployment, operation, and support of the data platform.

Security

SingleStore Helios was designed for security from the ground up, providing advanced features for authentication, encryption, data governance, and compliance. SingleStore has industry-leading security certifications including ISO/IEC 27001, SOC Type 2, and Privacy Shield. It is also fully compliant with CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA requirements.

This allows organizations to simplify data security, reduce operational expenses, and eliminate insider threats.

FAQs

Common questions and answers about the SingleStore Helios data platform.

Additional Information

Quickstart: Loading Data and Running Queries - walks you through using the Cloud Portal to create a database, load sample data quickly, and then run some queries against that data.

Designing for Multi-tenant Applications - explains the various models and trade-offs available for a multi-tenancy SaaS application.

Visit https://www.singlestore.com/cloud/ for more information about SingleStore Helios.