RTI’s Manager of Product Management, Lee Johnson announces the release of Connext 6, the latest version of the industry-leading Connext DDS software that has been in development for the last two years. Learn how Connext 6 and its new features address the needs of cutting-edge IIoT systems.
In Episode 35 of The Connext Podcast:
- [0:49] What are the highlights of
Connext 6? - [2:07] What new features will RTI customers be most interested in?
- [4:29] How do customers access
Connext 6? - [5:04] What are the key
Connext 6 resources? - [6:04] What’s your advice for first-time users to get started with
Connext 6?
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Podcast Transcription
Steven Onzo: Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of The
Lee Johnson: Thanks for having me.
Steven Onzo: Of course. We're here today to talk about some big news. And that is that RTI has a released
Lee Johnson: It is indeed a busy time.
[0:49] What are the highlights of Connext 6?
Steven Onzo: So we've covered some of the highlights in earlier podcasts such as how
Lee Johnson: Sure. Well, first and foremost, I want to acknowledge our customers, and their openness, and their willingness to collaborate with us throughout the
[2:07] What new features will RTI customers be most interested in?
Steven Onzo: Great. You mentioned customer collaboration as part of the
Lee Johnson: Those features tended to be the more prominent ones that represented bigger projects as part of
Steven Onzo: Right. I just want to go back. You made a point about handling large data as a motivator for
Lee Johnson: Yeah, sure thing. And we did discuss these in a lot more detail in some previous podcasts. So I'll spare you the gory details. But these features, our Flat Data API, our Zero Copy of our shared memory transport were really motivated by use cases that specifically deal with massive data flows. For example, the data
[4:29] How do customers access Connext 6?
Steven Onzo: Excellent. Well, thanks for touching on that.
Lee Johnson: Yeah. Well, customers could download
[5:04] What are the key Connext 6 resources?
Steven Onzo: Okay. So say you've downloaded
Lee Johnson: Yeah, we've got a lot of great technical resources and developer pages on the RTI website, which I'd recommend they check out. But in addition, we also have a fantastic body of content on the RTI community website at community.rti.com. This starts with a knowledge base of things like best practices, and how to's, examples, solutions, and more to use as resources and during development and deployment of applications as well as providing access to all of the
[6:04] What’s your advice for first-time users to get started with Connext 6?
Steven Onzo: Fantastic. Finally, what's your advice for folks who aren't customers? What's the best way for them to get started?
Lee Johnson: Yeah, so if you're interested in trying
Something new that we're rolling out with this release is an online
Steven Onzo: Well, Lee, I want to thank you, again, for taking the time to join us on the podcast. That was short and sweet. And we'll look forward to more episodes on features in the future. I think this is something that our customers and even folks who are just interested in the product will find very helpful.
Lee Johnson: Thanks, Steven. It's been my pleasure.
Steven Onzo: And to all the listeners, thanks for tuning in and listening to The