What Can You Do with $500 in Managed Service Credits?

Get started with SingleStore without a Credit Card

Abstract

Learning any new technology can be very challenging. To help developers get up to speed on SingleStore, many online resources can help. Signing up for a free online Managed Service account is an excellent starting point. Additionally, the company provides $500 in credits to help developers jump-start their learning experience. The low cost of running applications in the cloud today means that $500 can go a long way.

Introduction

It’s hard to believe that my parents could have bought their first home in London for £5,000. Back then, $500 could go a long way. Fast forward to 2021, and you might think $500 isn’t worth much, especially when it comes to B2B technology.

Fortunately, that’s not true.

SingleStore provides $500 in Managed Service Credits to help you get started when you sign up for your free account.

But what can you do with $500?

Surprisingly, quite a lot. I know first hand because I recently joined SingleStore and signed up for a free online Managed Service account myself.

What You Can Do with $500 in SingleStore

When I signed up for a free online Managed Service account, I worked through the built-in examples and some free online training material. My spending was just a few dollars. However, I was quite rigorous in immediately shutting down clusters when I had finished using them.

The built-in examples include a TPC-H schema, data and queries. Working through this example will show you some of SingleStore’s scaling capabilities and performance benefits. The free self-paced training includes both admin and developer courses. Developer courses are available for multiple programming languages to suit many different preferences. Once you have worked through the training material, there should still be plenty of Managed Service Credits, and you should be ready to test out your applications.

Many years ago, I heard about the concept of a 3–2–1 project: building a 3-tier system, using 2 developers for 1 month. So, using this model, you could start with a small-scale migration to SingleStore, perhaps an existing application on another database platform experiencing performance and scaling issues. This would be a great way to test the water, gain confidence with SingleStore and realise its practical benefits.

Clearly, there is a lot you can do with $500. So, sign-up for a free account, take the opportunity to work through the built-in examples and free online training to learn about the product. Through the portal, you can also reach out to SingleStore for help. This will ensure that your experience using our technology is as positive as possible. We also have community forums available where you can ask questions.

Sign Up to Get Started

Signing up for a free account is very simple. Head over to the website and complete the registration form, shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Try SingleStore Managed Service.

Once you have confirmed your registration details, you can log in through the portal, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Cloud Login.

Once logged in, you can view the Quickstart Guide:

or Create Managed Cluster:

as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Options.

Next, Create Managed Cluster.

You can now configure your cluster on the next page, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Create a Cluster.

The configuration steps are as follows:

1. Cluster Name. Choose a name that is at least 5 characters long.
2. Plan. Test out SingleStore with free trial credits.
3. Cloud Provider. AWS, GCP and Azure are available.
4. Region. Select an option from the drop-down list. To try SingleStore in another region, use the Contact Us form link.
5. Cluster Size. The default size is S-00. Use the Edit link to change this option.
6. Storage. It’s unlimited, so nothing to configure!

Click the Next button at the bottom of the page to Secure this Database Cluster, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Secure this Database Cluster.

The configuration steps are as follows:

1. Set Cluster Password. Enter a password or use the Generate Strong Password button. Make a note of the password.
2. Configure Cluster Access Restriction. This option can control the IP addresses that can access the cluster. If you are experiencing connectivity problems to your database cluster from third-party tools, you could temporarily Allow access from anywhere.

Finally, click the Create Cluster button.

After a short time, the cluster will be created and ready to use, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. The Cluster is Ready.

Start with the Interactive Tutorials, which will walk you through database creation, table creation, data loading, and example queries.

SingleStore also provides free self-paced training. The material covers a wide range of topics and is suitable for admins and developers.

Take the opportunity to explore the UI and, if you need help, you can also chat with an engineer.

You can obtain the server address by selecting Connect on the top right-hand side:

Once you have finished with your cluster, you can terminate it using the three vertical dots on the top right-hand side:

Summary

Learning a new technology can be challenging. SingleStore has made the process of learning and using its database technology very easy through a cloud-based environment accessed from a browser. The Managed Service provides a wide range of configuration options to customise the Database Cluster to suit all budgets. The $500 of Managed Service Credits will offer a no-risk, hands-on introduction to SingleStore and should provide a lot of mileage.