ObjectBox Java 2.4
The 2.4.0 update of ObjectBox for Java (and Kotlin) is here. We encourage everyone to update to this release, as it includes quite a few quality of life improvements and resolves many of the issues that you have reported, so...
The best IoT Databases for the Edge – an overview and compact guide
For many IoT projects, relying on the cloud for data storage and analysis is inefficient and costly. Some IoT projects, however, cannot work cloud-based due to hardware or network/bandwidth limitations or a need for realtime response rates. Then Edge Computing is the...
ObjectBox Swift 1.0 Released
ObjectBox Swift 1.0 is here! Since the first public alpha released 10 months ago, we've worked hard and made major changes to put Swift first, tune the performance, and iterate on the API. We hope you will love the result. All of this, to bring you the features you...
Car Tolling – A case for Edge Computing
Governments often face tight budgets on infrastructure development; car tolling is increasingly seen as the answer for raising funds¹, making it more and more prevalent. From 2008 to 2018 the total length of tolled roads in Europe increased by 23%² and tolling revenue...
How to benchmark database performance – and ObjectBox
Benchmarking the performance of databases is a science in and of itself and it’s hard to get reliable and comparable results. Therefore, we decided to note down some standard patterns and pitfalls when doing database benchmarks we learned about over the years. We are...
billiger.de Mobile App Case Study
Vivien: Hi Arne, great to talk with you today. Let’s get started by learning more about you and billiger.de. Arne: Hi Vivien. I’ve been doing software development for more than 10 years, and API design for the last 5 years. I am currently responsible for mobile...
ObjectBox Swift Binding Open Sourced
Today’s 0.9 release is not just a step closer to 1.0, but also an important milestone for us: for the first time, all Swift binding source code is available on GitHub. We’ve also improved performance (again) and added useful features like type converters. ObjectBox’...
ObjectBox Go 1.0 release and performance benchmarks
ObjectBox 1.0 is here. Late last year, we introduced ObjectBox to the world of Go - and were awestruck by the GitHub traction and feedback we got. So we doubled down on our efforts and are thrilled to announce 1.0 with many new features, a stabilized API, and improved...
App Bundle and Sideloading: how to prevent crashes
Sideloading can cause crashes when used with Android App Bundle. Google is pushing Android developers to publish their apps to Google Play using the new Android App Bundle format. While it comes with benefits, it can also cause your app to crash, if users sideload...
Edge Computing Case Study with easyGOband: How ObjectBox enables compatibility from Android, iOS, and Raspbian to Linux
In this case study, we talked with easyGOband CTO Christian Bongart about their implementation of ObjectBox in a cashless payment and access control solution, which spans across devices from Android to Raspberry Pi. Alyssa - Hi Christian, thanks for joining me. Can...
Industrial IoT (IIoT) edge solution for railway operators – a Kapsch ObjectBox Case Study
Executive Summary of IIoT Edge Case Study The biggest challenge railway providers face today is digitization to increase operational efficiency. Issues like unscheduled downtimes or track repairs are very costly and have a strong impact on customer satisfaction. On...
Why Android developers should care about Edge Computing 🚀
What is edge computing? 🤔 Today, over 90 percent of enterprise data is sent to the cloud. In the next years, this number will drop to just 25 percent according to Gartner. Where is the rest of the data going? It’s not going anywhere. It is being stored and used...
How to set up ObjectBox Go on Raspberry Pi
ObjectBox is a fast object-oriented database for IoT and Mobile edge computing. With its Go support, ObjectBox is a perfect match for Raspberry Pi and will add instant speed to your next Raspberry project. To get started right away, jump straight to the Installation...
What is Edge Computing?
Today, over 90 percent of enterprise data is sent to the cloud. In the next years, this number will drop to just 25 percent according to Gartner. The rest of the data is not going anywhere. It is being stored and used locally, on the device it was created on - cars,...
Objectively Swifter: How Swift & C superpowers outperform Objective-C in ObjectBox Swift 0.8
We've been optimizing ObjectBox for speed right from the beginning, making it the fastest database for edge computing around. However, the fastest library in the world is useless if its interface to your language isn't optimized for that language's strengths and...
ObjectBox Python Alpha
As of today, you’ll be able to start using ObjectBox from the comfort of Python. Whether you’re building an IoT solution, a desktop utility or a webservice, you’ll find the ObjectBox database handy to help you with data persistence on the edge. Among other features,...
Which edge consortia are there?
There is no lack of consortia defining terms around edge computing - it’s a lot like the Judean People’s Front against the People’s Front of Judea. After a year of battle, the most prominent edge consortium emerging currently seem to be EdgeX under the umbrella of the...
ObjectBox EdgeX Release (Beta)
ObjectBox now runs on the EdgeX Foundry IoT Edge Platform. Utilizing ObjectBox’ speed and ease of use, EdgeX users can now compute millions of data points on the edge with minimal latency. ObjectBox’ small footprint of less than 1MB makes the database uniquely...
Azure Sphere & ObjectBox: IoT Sensor Demo
A few weeks ago, we published ObjectBox for Azure Sphere. Today, we are adding IoT sensor data collection to this. It's a working demonstration that you can run on your machine along with an Azure Sphere board. To jump straight to it, here is the repository.Forwarding...
ObjectBox on Azure Sphere: Efficient IoT data persistence
Listening to our IoT users, we implemented ObjectBox support for Microsoft's Azure Sphere. With this extension, you can use ObjectBox on tiny devices now. But let us explain a bit more... What is Edge computing? Centralized computing entails a central computer storing...