Expanso
@expanso.io
Hi Everyone! Took a TEENY break from blogging, and we're back! A bit of a history of Expanso, our philosophy, and what we see next :)
www.expanso.io/blog/2025-00...
www.expanso.io/blog/2025-00...
Three Years of Working on Global Data
Three years ago, we started Expanso with a belief: data shouldn't cost more to move than to use. Here's what we've learned about upstream data control.
www.expanso.io
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hi Everyone! Took a TEENY break from blogging, and we're back! A bit of a history of Expanso, our philosophy, and what we see next :)
www.expanso.io/blog/2025-00...
www.expanso.io/blog/2025-00...
Code runs. Results appear.
- No keys to manage
- No storage config to maintain
- No hunting for outputs
Bacalhau 1.8 makes storage feel like it should: invisible.
https://bac.al/180day4
- No keys to manage
- No storage config to maintain
- No hunting for outputs
Bacalhau 1.8 makes storage feel like it should: invisible.
https://bac.al/180day4
June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Code runs. Results appear.
- No keys to manage
- No storage config to maintain
- No hunting for outputs
Bacalhau 1.8 makes storage feel like it should: invisible.
https://bac.al/180day4
- No keys to manage
- No storage config to maintain
- No hunting for outputs
Bacalhau 1.8 makes storage feel like it should: invisible.
https://bac.al/180day4
Nodes come and go. Your job shouldn’t care.
We've supercharged Bacalhau's orchestration to make daemon jobs faster and more reliable than ever. They now deploy instantly to new nodes as they join your cluster.
✅ Automatic
✅ Resilient
✅ Zero manual intervention
We've supercharged Bacalhau's orchestration to make daemon jobs faster and more reliable than ever. They now deploy instantly to new nodes as they join your cluster.
✅ Automatic
✅ Resilient
✅ Zero manual intervention
Bacalhau v1.8.0 - Day 3: How Bacalhau Boosts Daemon Job Reliability
A deep dive into the new orchestration logic that makes daemon jobs smarter, faster, and more resilient to infrastructure changes
bac.al
June 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Nodes come and go. Your job shouldn’t care.
We've supercharged Bacalhau's orchestration to make daemon jobs faster and more reliable than ever. They now deploy instantly to new nodes as they join your cluster.
✅ Automatic
✅ Resilient
✅ Zero manual intervention
We've supercharged Bacalhau's orchestration to make daemon jobs faster and more reliable than ever. They now deploy instantly to new nodes as they join your cluster.
✅ Automatic
✅ Resilient
✅ Zero manual intervention
Remember j-f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479?
Of course not.
Bacalhau 1.8 lets you name your jobs, rerun them, version and even diff your jobs before you run them.
Read the full breakdown on our blog to see how it works in detail →
Of course not.
Bacalhau 1.8 lets you name your jobs, rerun them, version and even diff your jobs before you run them.
Read the full breakdown on our blog to see how it works in detail →
Bacalhau v1.8.0 - Day 2: Rerun, Update, and Version Your Bacalhau Jobs
How we're making job management less of a chore and more of a superpower
bac.al
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Remember j-f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479?
Of course not.
Bacalhau 1.8 lets you name your jobs, rerun them, version and even diff your jobs before you run them.
Read the full breakdown on our blog to see how it works in detail →
Of course not.
Bacalhau 1.8 lets you name your jobs, rerun them, version and even diff your jobs before you run them.
Read the full breakdown on our blog to see how it works in detail →
We’ve made distributed computing radically more usable and radically more cost-efficient:
• 📊 Native Splunk integration: Slash logging costs by up to 80%
• 🏷️ Name-based jobs: No more cryptic UUIDs
• ⚙️Enhanced daemon reliability for services at scale
Read the full release →
• 📊 Native Splunk integration: Slash logging costs by up to 80%
• 🏷️ Name-based jobs: No more cryptic UUIDs
• ⚙️Enhanced daemon reliability for services at scale
Read the full release →
Announcing Bacalhau v1.8.0: Intelligent Edge Computing Meets Enterprise Integration
Discover how Bacalhau v1.8.0 transforms distributed computing with a native Splunk integration, name-based job management, and enhanced daemon orchestration.
bac.al
June 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We’ve made distributed computing radically more usable and radically more cost-efficient:
• 📊 Native Splunk integration: Slash logging costs by up to 80%
• 🏷️ Name-based jobs: No more cryptic UUIDs
• ⚙️Enhanced daemon reliability for services at scale
Read the full release →
• 📊 Native Splunk integration: Slash logging costs by up to 80%
• 🏷️ Name-based jobs: No more cryptic UUIDs
• ⚙️Enhanced daemon reliability for services at scale
Read the full release →
As Data + AI Summit rolls on—with more features, more data, and more spend—we’re focused on something else:
You should be paying less.
Expanso cuts data infrastructure costs by up to 80%, without disrupting your stack.
Try it on 10 servers. Or 10,000.
See how much you save in 60 days.
You should be paying less.
Expanso cuts data infrastructure costs by up to 80%, without disrupting your stack.
Try it on 10 servers. Or 10,000.
See how much you save in 60 days.
Expanso Launches Cost Optimization Platform to Cut Enterprise Data & AI Costs by up to 80%
As data and AI conferences ramp up with promises of more features, more data, and more spend, Expanso is launching a different message: you should be paying ...
www.businesswire.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
As Data + AI Summit rolls on—with more features, more data, and more spend—we’re focused on something else:
You should be paying less.
Expanso cuts data infrastructure costs by up to 80%, without disrupting your stack.
Try it on 10 servers. Or 10,000.
See how much you save in 60 days.
You should be paying less.
Expanso cuts data infrastructure costs by up to 80%, without disrupting your stack.
Try it on 10 servers. Or 10,000.
See how much you save in 60 days.
Cross-border data flows are tricky.
We wanted to see if we could build a real compliant pipeline from scratch - w/ oss tools.
✅ Generate sensitive data in the EU
✅ Anonymize it
✅ Send to US for processing
Bacalhau handles orchestration. Presidio handles privacy.
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
We wanted to see if we could build a real compliant pipeline from scratch - w/ oss tools.
✅ Generate sensitive data in the EU
✅ Anonymize it
✅ Send to US for processing
Bacalhau handles orchestration. Presidio handles privacy.
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
Cross-Border Data Processing with Privacy Compliance Through Bacalhau
Usign Bacalhau to handle complex data pipelines that cross borders while preserving privacy
open.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Cross-border data flows are tricky.
We wanted to see if we could build a real compliant pipeline from scratch - w/ oss tools.
✅ Generate sensitive data in the EU
✅ Anonymize it
✅ Send to US for processing
Bacalhau handles orchestration. Presidio handles privacy.
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
We wanted to see if we could build a real compliant pipeline from scratch - w/ oss tools.
✅ Generate sensitive data in the EU
✅ Anonymize it
✅ Send to US for processing
Bacalhau handles orchestration. Presidio handles privacy.
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
Streamlining Bacalhau Development with the Power of Docker-in-Docker.
Our latest blog explores a practical solution using Docker Compose and Docker-in-Docker to create a self-contained, local Bacalhau environment.
Learn how to get your local Bacalhau instance running quickly and efficiently.👇
Our latest blog explores a practical solution using Docker Compose and Docker-in-Docker to create a self-contained, local Bacalhau environment.
Learn how to get your local Bacalhau instance running quickly and efficiently.👇
May 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Streamlining Bacalhau Development with the Power of Docker-in-Docker.
Our latest blog explores a practical solution using Docker Compose and Docker-in-Docker to create a self-contained, local Bacalhau environment.
Learn how to get your local Bacalhau instance running quickly and efficiently.👇
Our latest blog explores a practical solution using Docker Compose and Docker-in-Docker to create a self-contained, local Bacalhau environment.
Learn how to get your local Bacalhau instance running quickly and efficiently.👇
Want to set up an open-source, distributed ML pipeline that respects geographical and regulatory restrictions and runs compute in the same location as your data?
This post gets you started with Bacalhau to set up nodes in three different regions, analyze data, all while respecting data sovereignty.
This post gets you started with Bacalhau to set up nodes in three different regions, analyze data, all while respecting data sovereignty.
May 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Want to set up an open-source, distributed ML pipeline that respects geographical and regulatory restrictions and runs compute in the same location as your data?
This post gets you started with Bacalhau to set up nodes in three different regions, analyze data, all while respecting data sovereignty.
This post gets you started with Bacalhau to set up nodes in three different regions, analyze data, all while respecting data sovereignty.
How do you handle data from thousands of distributed sources before it hits a DB like Azure Cosmos DB?
We joined on Azure Cosmos DB TV to discuss exactly that!
Read the breakdown & watch the full episode with a demo in the first comment! 👇
We joined on Azure Cosmos DB TV to discuss exactly that!
Read the breakdown & watch the full episode with a demo in the first comment! 👇
April 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How do you handle data from thousands of distributed sources before it hits a DB like Azure Cosmos DB?
We joined on Azure Cosmos DB TV to discuss exactly that!
Read the breakdown & watch the full episode with a demo in the first comment! 👇
We joined on Azure Cosmos DB TV to discuss exactly that!
Read the breakdown & watch the full episode with a demo in the first comment! 👇
Big news: Expanso has been selected for Plug and Play Seattle’s first startup batch!
Bacalhau is redefining what comes after the cloud:
✅ Run compute where data lives
✅ Cut latency & compliance risks
✅ Stay fast, sovereign & efficient
Honored to join this AI & infrastructure-focused cohort!
Bacalhau is redefining what comes after the cloud:
✅ Run compute where data lives
✅ Cut latency & compliance risks
✅ Stay fast, sovereign & efficient
Honored to join this AI & infrastructure-focused cohort!
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Big news: Expanso has been selected for Plug and Play Seattle’s first startup batch!
Bacalhau is redefining what comes after the cloud:
✅ Run compute where data lives
✅ Cut latency & compliance risks
✅ Stay fast, sovereign & efficient
Honored to join this AI & infrastructure-focused cohort!
Bacalhau is redefining what comes after the cloud:
✅ Run compute where data lives
✅ Cut latency & compliance risks
✅ Stay fast, sovereign & efficient
Honored to join this AI & infrastructure-focused cohort!
We just won Open Source Data Platform of the Year in the 2025 Data Breakthrough Awards. 2 years, 2 wins — last year: Data Processing Solution of the Year
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau/p/expanso-wins-2025-data-breakthrough?r=2ejbhv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau/p/expanso-wins-2025-data-breakthrough?r=2ejbhv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
April 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We just won Open Source Data Platform of the Year in the 2025 Data Breakthrough Awards. 2 years, 2 wins — last year: Data Processing Solution of the Year
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau/p/expanso-wins-2025-data-breakthrough?r=2ejbhv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau/p/expanso-wins-2025-data-breakthrough?r=2ejbhv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Reposted by Expanso
Huh... this looks pretty cool. Want to know what it is? Come by my talk at Kubecon at 12:10 GMT in ICC Capital Suite 1-3 tomorrow! Or check us out at the Intel booth! | Kubernetes Cross-Zone/Region Simplified: Harnessing Bacalhau for Efficient Distributed Compute
bit.ly/4bTRY5q
bit.ly/4bTRY5q
March 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Huh... this looks pretty cool. Want to know what it is? Come by my talk at Kubecon at 12:10 GMT in ICC Capital Suite 1-3 tomorrow! Or check us out at the Intel booth! | Kubernetes Cross-Zone/Region Simplified: Harnessing Bacalhau for Efficient Distributed Compute
bit.ly/4bTRY5q
bit.ly/4bTRY5q
New guide: Build a distributed data warehouse with Bacalhau + DuckDB.
Run SQL on regional data (EU + US) without moving it—ideal for privacy, compliance & edge use cases.
Covers partitioning, querying, trend analysis, anomaly detection & more.
Read it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/distribute...
Run SQL on regional data (EU + US) without moving it—ideal for privacy, compliance & edge use cases.
Covers partitioning, querying, trend analysis, anomaly detection & more.
Read it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/distribute...
March 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
New guide: Build a distributed data warehouse with Bacalhau + DuckDB.
Run SQL on regional data (EU + US) without moving it—ideal for privacy, compliance & edge use cases.
Covers partitioning, querying, trend analysis, anomaly detection & more.
Read it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/distribute...
Run SQL on regional data (EU + US) without moving it—ideal for privacy, compliance & edge use cases.
Covers partitioning, querying, trend analysis, anomaly detection & more.
Read it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/distribute...
🎯 S3 Partitioning just got smarter!
Wrangling big datasets from S3? Bacalhau 1.7 auto-partitions + retries jobs with zero hassle.
→ Object, date, regex, substring? ✅
→ Shared + partitioned inputs? ✅
Process 1000s of files—no custom logic.
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
Wrangling big datasets from S3? Bacalhau 1.7 auto-partitions + retries jobs with zero hassle.
→ Object, date, regex, substring? ✅
→ Shared + partitioned inputs? ✅
Process 1000s of files—no custom logic.
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🎯 S3 Partitioning just got smarter!
Wrangling big datasets from S3? Bacalhau 1.7 auto-partitions + retries jobs with zero hassle.
→ Object, date, regex, substring? ✅
→ Shared + partitioned inputs? ✅
Process 1000s of files—no custom logic.
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
Wrangling big datasets from S3? Bacalhau 1.7 auto-partitions + retries jobs with zero hassle.
→ Object, date, regex, substring? ✅
→ Shared + partitioned inputs? ✅
Process 1000s of files—no custom logic.
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
Bacalhau 1.7 is here and the auth game just leveled up 💥
→ Basic Auth (bcrypt optional)
→ API Tokens
→ SSO via OAuth 2.0 (Okta, Google, Azure)
Full walkthrough, sample configs, curl examples, and why this matters 👇
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
→ Basic Auth (bcrypt optional)
→ API Tokens
→ SSO via OAuth 2.0 (Okta, Google, Azure)
Full walkthrough, sample configs, curl examples, and why this matters 👇
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Bacalhau 1.7 is here and the auth game just leveled up 💥
→ Basic Auth (bcrypt optional)
→ API Tokens
→ SSO via OAuth 2.0 (Okta, Google, Azure)
Full walkthrough, sample configs, curl examples, and why this matters 👇
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
→ Basic Auth (bcrypt optional)
→ API Tokens
→ SSO via OAuth 2.0 (Okta, Google, Azure)
Full walkthrough, sample configs, curl examples, and why this matters 👇
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
Reposted by Expanso
New blog drop: Partitioned Jobs in Bacalhau v1.7 🎉
Split your job across nodes. Retry failures. Speed things up.
Big data doesn’t have to mean big pain.
Check it out 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
#distributedcomputing #bacalhau
Split your job across nodes. Retry failures. Speed things up.
Big data doesn’t have to mean big pain.
Check it out 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
#distributedcomputing #bacalhau
Bacalhau v1.7.0 - Day 2: Scaling Your Compute Jobs with Bacalhau Partitioned Jobs
This post is part of the 5-days of Bacalhau 1.7 series.
blog.bacalhau.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New blog drop: Partitioned Jobs in Bacalhau v1.7 🎉
Split your job across nodes. Retry failures. Speed things up.
Big data doesn’t have to mean big pain.
Check it out 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
#distributedcomputing #bacalhau
Split your job across nodes. Retry failures. Speed things up.
Big data doesn’t have to mean big pain.
Check it out 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/bacalhau-v...
#distributedcomputing #bacalhau
Big news: Bacalhau 1.7 just dropped!
We’re talking a smoother dev experience, richer job feedback, and fixes that make a difference. If you’re building on decentralized compute, this one’s for you.
Read all about it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing... #opensource #decentralizedcompute
We’re talking a smoother dev experience, richer job feedback, and fixes that make a difference. If you’re building on decentralized compute, this one’s for you.
Read all about it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing... #opensource #decentralizedcompute
Announcing Bacalhau 1.7: Empowering Enterprises with Enhanced Scalability, Job Management, and Support
(5:35) Bacalhau v1.7.0 makes distributed computing easier with new licensing, partitioned jobs, and simplified authentication.
blog.bacalhau.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Big news: Bacalhau 1.7 just dropped!
We’re talking a smoother dev experience, richer job feedback, and fixes that make a difference. If you’re building on decentralized compute, this one’s for you.
Read all about it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing... #opensource #decentralizedcompute
We’re talking a smoother dev experience, richer job feedback, and fixes that make a difference. If you’re building on decentralized compute, this one’s for you.
Read all about it: blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing... #opensource #decentralizedcompute
The Modern Data Stack is evolving—scalability shouldn’t mean soaring costs. 🚀
Our latest #Bacalhau post explores how decentralized data processing helps teams scale efficiently & cut cloud costs.
Read more 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/the-modern... #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
Our latest #Bacalhau post explores how decentralized data processing helps teams scale efficiently & cut cloud costs.
Read more 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/the-modern... #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
The Modern Data Stack: A Scalable Future with Distributed Computing
(4:03) Navigating the Challenges of the Modern Data Stack
blog.bacalhau.org
March 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Modern Data Stack is evolving—scalability shouldn’t mean soaring costs. 🚀
Our latest #Bacalhau post explores how decentralized data processing helps teams scale efficiently & cut cloud costs.
Read more 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/the-modern... #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
Our latest #Bacalhau post explores how decentralized data processing helps teams scale efficiently & cut cloud costs.
Read more 👉 blog.bacalhau.org/p/the-modern... #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
🚀 Bacalhau v1.6.5 is here!
This update improves networking & usability while prepping for v1.7, where networking defaults to ON.
🔹 New RejectNetworkedJobs config
🔹 Default job count auto-sets to 1
🔹 Better Docker image checks
⚠️ Update configs now!
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing...
This update improves networking & usability while prepping for v1.7, where networking defaults to ON.
🔹 New RejectNetworkedJobs config
🔹 Default job count auto-sets to 1
🔹 Better Docker image checks
⚠️ Update configs now!
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing...
Announcing Bacalhau v1.6.5: Networking Updates & Usability Improvements
(2:22) Bacalhau v1.6.5 adds networking opt-out options and usability fixes ahead of v1.7’s default networking shift.
blog.bacalhau.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🚀 Bacalhau v1.6.5 is here!
This update improves networking & usability while prepping for v1.7, where networking defaults to ON.
🔹 New RejectNetworkedJobs config
🔹 Default job count auto-sets to 1
🔹 Better Docker image checks
⚠️ Update configs now!
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing...
This update improves networking & usability while prepping for v1.7, where networking defaults to ON.
🔹 New RejectNetworkedJobs config
🔹 Default job count auto-sets to 1
🔹 Better Docker image checks
⚠️ Update configs now!
🔗 blog.bacalhau.org/p/announcing...
Wait… what?! We just found out that we were a finalist for the 2024 CRN Tech Innovator Awards—and no one told us! 😅 Apparently, we made it all the way to the finals… and lost to Red Hat Device Edge. Honestly? If you’re going to lose, losing to Red Hat isn’t bad company to be in.
February 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wait… what?! We just found out that we were a finalist for the 2024 CRN Tech Innovator Awards—and no one told us! 😅 Apparently, we made it all the way to the finals… and lost to Red Hat Device Edge. Honestly? If you’re going to lose, losing to Red Hat isn’t bad company to be in.
We’re thrilled to announce that Expanso has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 @sxsw.com Pitch in the Innovative World Tech category! Excited to share how @bacalhau.org is shaping the future of distributed computing. See you in Austin on March 9!
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
Expanso Selected As Finalist For 2025 SXSW Pitch
Expanso to showcase Bacalhau in the Innovative World Tech category
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We’re thrilled to announce that Expanso has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 @sxsw.com Pitch in the Innovative World Tech category! Excited to share how @bacalhau.org is shaping the future of distributed computing. See you in Austin on March 9!
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
open.substack.com/pub/bacalhau...
Reposted by Expanso
heya! My holiday project was/is to update our docs to make it SUPER easy installing Bacalhau on your cloud of choice with your tool of choice (including using the brand new, @expanso.io cloud - getwaitlist.com/waitlist/23135)
First up - GCP - please try it out! docs.bacalhau.org/getting-star...
First up - GCP - please try it out! docs.bacalhau.org/getting-star...
January 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
heya! My holiday project was/is to update our docs to make it SUPER easy installing Bacalhau on your cloud of choice with your tool of choice (including using the brand new, @expanso.io cloud - getwaitlist.com/waitlist/23135)
First up - GCP - please try it out! docs.bacalhau.org/getting-star...
First up - GCP - please try it out! docs.bacalhau.org/getting-star...
Reposted by Expanso
@bacalhau.org is Go!
Expand the list with this year project build around "GO" and bigger Q's why and what's your wishlist to become GO in next year.
🐋 Docker is Go
☸️ Kubernetes is Go
🛠️ Terraform is Go
📈 Prometheus is Go
🦊 GitLab is Ruby and Go
🔐 HashiCorp Vault is Go
🚀 ArgoCD is Go
🛡️ Istio is Go
🐋 Docker is Go
☸️ Kubernetes is Go
🛠️ Terraform is Go
📈 Prometheus is Go
🦊 GitLab is Ruby and Go
🔐 HashiCorp Vault is Go
🚀 ArgoCD is Go
🛡️ Istio is Go
December 31, 2024 at 4:07 AM
@bacalhau.org is Go!
Reposted by Expanso
We wish you all a wonderful festive season, joy, health and all the best for an amazing New Year! 🎄✨
December 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM
We wish you all a wonderful festive season, joy, health and all the best for an amazing New Year! 🎄✨