DataStax is releasing the first preview of Stargate, a new open source API framework that could eventually turn Apache Cassandra into a multi-model database. It's an approach that has parallels with ...

Leading with code to drive Cassandra ubiquity. This is the key message DataStax is putting forward on the occasion of releasing its open-source Kubernetes operator for Cassandra, alongside improved ...

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was granted the gift of prophesy, but cursed with an inability to convince others of her predictions - a sort of unbelievable "oracle," if you like. Ironically, in the ...

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For many years now, Cassandra has been renowned for its ability to handle massive scaling and global availability. Based on Amazon’s Dynamo, Cassandra implements a masterless architecture which allows ...

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“An invention has to make sense in the world in which it is finished, not the world in which it is started.” This quote has a prophetic ring to it, especially considering my co-author Eben Hewitt ...

The past few months, I've covered a number of different non-relational (NoSQL) databases. Such databases are becoming increasingly popular, because they offer both easier (and sometimes greater) speed ...

With so many NoSQL choices, how do you decide on one? Here’s a handy guide for narrowing your choice to three Hadoop gets much of the big data credit, but the reality is that NoSQL databases are far ...

Kubernetes runs distributed applications, and Apache Cassandra provides a distributed database environment. Here’s how you can run them together Containers have become increasingly popular for ...