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+This project combines upstream projects of engineblock and virtualdataset into one main project. More details on release practices and contributor guidelines are on the way.
+
+# Status
+
+This is in active development. Collaborators are welcome. However, there is still work to be done to groom the slope for new users.
+
+## nosqlbench
+
+This project aims to provide a missing power tool in the test tooling arsenal.
+
+The design goals:
+
+1. Provide a useful and intuitive Reusable Machine Pattern for constructing and reasoning about concurrent performance tests. To encourage this, the runtime machinery is based on [simple and tangible core concepts](http://docs.nosqlbench.io/user-guide/concepts/).
+2. Reduce testing time of complex scenarios with many variables. This is achieved by controlling tests from an [open javascript sandbox](http://docs.nosqlbench.io/user-guide/scripting/). This makes more sophisticated scenarios possible when needed.
+3. Minimize the amount of effort required to get empirical results from a test cycle. For this, [metrics reporting](http://docs.nosqlbench.io/user-guide/metrics/) is baked in.
+
+In short, Engine Block wishes to be a programmable power tool for performance
+testing. However, it is somewhat generic. It doesn't know directly about a
+particular type of system, or protocol. It simply provides a suitable machine
+harness in which to put your drivers and testing logic. If you know how to build
+a client for a particular kind of system, EB will let you load it like a plugin
+and control it dynamically.
+
+The most direct way to do this, if you are a tool developer, is to build your
+own activity type drivers and embed EB as the core runtime. You can always
+experiment with it and learn how it works by using the built-in diagnostic
+drivers.
+
+## History
+
+The Engine Block project started as a branch of [test
+client](http://github.com/jshook/testclient). It has since evolved to be more
+generic.
+
+## License
+
+nosqlbench is licensed under the Apache Public License 2.0
+
+## Thanks
+
+[![DataStax Logo](https://www.datastax.com/sites/default/files/content/graphics/logo/DS-logo-2019_1-25percent.png)](http://datastax.com/)
+
+This project is sponsored by [DataStax](http://datstax.com/) -- The always-on, active everywhere, distributed hybrid cloud database built on Apache Cassandra™, and designed from the ground up to run anywhere, on any cloud, in any datacenter, and in every possible combination. DataStax delivers the ultimate hybrid and multi-cloud database.
+
+![YourKit Logo](https://www.yourkit.com/images/yklogo.png)
+
+This project uses tools provided by YourKit, LLC. YourKit supports open source projects with its full-featured Java Profiler.
+YourKit, LLC is the creator of <a href="https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler/">YourKit Java Profiler</a>
+and <a href="https://www.yourkit.com/.net/profiler/">YourKit .NET Profiler</a>,
+innovative and intelligent tools for profiling Java and .NET applications.