ClickHouse Release 24.8 LTS

ClickHouse version 24.8 introduces several new features, including a revamped JSON type for storing semi-structured data, a table engine for time-series data, exactly-once processing of Kafka messages, and join improvements. The release is an LTS (Long Term Support) one, which means it will be supported for 12 months after its release. Additionally, the ClickHouse community welcomes new contributors to the project.