Cloud Data Management with Catalyst

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Here’s the next post in our Know Catalyst series where we uncover how Catalyst makes development simpler and faster.

If you missed our previous post, do check it out!
In this post we'll see a few interesting storage services inside Catalyst.

There’s something timeless about the Harry Potter movies. Each rewatch reveals a small magical detail that made life at Hogwarts easier and makes you think, “Wish this existed in real life,” like Dumbledore’s Pensieve or the Invisibility Cloak.

Similarly, the apps you use daily, like cloud storage, notes apps, and music libraries, do their own kind of magic.
They handle the heavy lifting silently, keeping everything safe, organized, and ready when you need it.

Catalyst’s storage services aim for that same kind of effortless reliability bringing order, scalability, and accessibility to your data without any chaos.

Which is your favorite house? Read through this post — we’ve got something for you.

Catalyst CloudScale, a backend-as-a-service from Catalyst, powers all your backend needs, including its suite of powerful storage services. Let’s explore them one by one.

Catalyst Stratus

A highly scalable object storage solution for files, media, binaries, documents and more

What It Offers

• Store anything—images, videos, PDFs, logs as objects inside buckets.
• Access objects securely using unique Object URLs with custom permissions.
• Interact using SDKs (Java, Node.js, Python, Web, Android, iOS, Flutter) or REST APIs.
• Enable Versioning to keep multiple versions of every stored object.
• Turn on Encryption for secure data at rest and in transit.
• Store sensitive info safely with PII/ePHI settings and audit logs.
• Enjoy built-in malware scanning to detect harmful uploads automatically.
• Upload huge files efficiently with multipart upload support.
• Download large files using Transfer Manager, with byte-range selection.

Ideal for:

Backups, media assets, documents, logs, large datasets, machine learning artifacts, and application-level file storage.
 

Catalyst Data Store 

A fully managed serverless relational database for storing, managing, and querying your application’s structured data with ease.

What It Offers

• Create and manage databases and tables directly from the console.
• Execute powerful SQL-like operations with ZCQL for granular data control.
• Integrate through SDKs (Java, Node.js, Python, Web) and REST APIs for seamless backend access.
• Define scopes and permissions to control how roles interact with each table.
• Handle large imports efficiently using background bulk insert queues.
• Perform Bulk Read/Write/Delete operations for high-volume workflows.
• Sync data operations with collaborators in real time.
• Use Catalyst Search for advanced, indexed queries.

Ideal for: Transactional data, user accounts, products, billing info, and anything that benefits from structured, relational storage.

Catalyst NoSQL  

A flexible, scalable key-value document store that delivers consistent performance without rigid schemas

What It Offers

• Store JSON-like documents without rigid schemas.
• Adapt instantly as your data evolves no table migrations needed.
• Achieve low-latency reads and writes for performance-critical workloads.
• Index and query documents efficiently at scale.
• Handle dynamic, fast-changing structures effortlessly.

Ideal for: User activity feeds, application events, logs, chat messages, session data, metadata, and any dataset that doesn’t fit well into relational tables.

 Catalyst Cache

 In-memory storage for faster access to frequently used data, helps you reducing database load and latency.

What It Offers:

• Rapid Performance: Reduces data access time and latency, serving read/write requests with sub-millisecond response times.
• Auto-Scaling: Automatically adjusts resources and memory segments based on application load to maintain consistent performance.
• Fully Managed Backend: No manual setup, partitioning, or server management—Catalyst handles all Redis backend functionalities.
• Fail-Safe & Automatic Recovery: Supports in-memory and on-disk persistence, with automatic failure handling to ensure data reliability.
• Ease of Access: Manage cache segments and items via APIs or Catalyst console  with full control.
• Usage Reports: Get metrics on cache usage, including segment size, keys, and expiring items.

Ideal For: Memory-intensive apps, Microservices and frequently accessed data that require ultra-fast performance.

Quick links for reference:

Catalyst Stratus - https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/stratus/introduction/
Catalyst Datastore  - https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction/
Catalyst NoSql - https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/nosql/introduction/
Catalyst Cache - https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/cache/introduction/
Cookbook - https://catalyst.zoho.com/cookbook/
 

Thanks for reading till the end. See you all in the next post !