alluxio ☆

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Description:
Open Source Memory Speed Virtual Distributed Storage

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.9.5@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @Alluxio | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: storage distributed-systems data-orchestration caching big-data

Install: brew install alluxio

About:
Alluxio is a virtual distributed storage system that unifies data access across various storage sources like S3, HDFS, and local storage. It provides a high-speed data access layer by leveraging in-memory caching, significantly accelerating read and write operations for compute frameworks like Spark and Presto.

Key Features:

In-memory data acceleration for high-speed access
Unified namespace for heterogeneous data sources
Data orchestration across cloud and on-premises storage
POSIX-like file system interface

Use Cases:

Accelerating analytics workloads on cloud object storage
Simplifying data access across hybrid cloud environments
Providing consistent data access for machine learning pipelines

Alternatives:

Redis – Redis is primarily an in-memory key-value store, whereas Alluxio acts as a virtual file system layer for big data storage.
JuiceFS – JuiceFS is similar in providing a distributed file system, but Alluxio is more focused on the compute layer integration for big data frameworks.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 30, 2024 7:33pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	2f5b83c0