Hasura: JSON-Centric Data Access Layer with Smart Caching and Support for Real-Time Data

An Intellyx Brain Candy Brief

The open source offering from Hasura is a lightweight web server that provides access to multiple types of data sources via a JSON interface that supports GraphQL queries. Given the ease of use of GraphQL and the flexibility, power, and maturity of JSON, Hasura’s data access layer dramatically simplifies data access for multiple front-end scenarios.

Hasura’s enterprise offering includes additional features for improved scalability, security, and observability, including an automated cache for dynamic private data. It also supports event-driven, reactive interactions via Apache Kafka or other asynchronous data infrastructure.

Hasura has also recently launched a cloud version of its product that runs on a multitenant version of Kubernetes, essentially providing a fully managed, serverless data access layer.

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