Pieter Humphrey

General availability of a gRPC API for Apache Cassandra to leverage a powerful database in combination with a microservices-oriented API.

Serverless data offers benefits, but market offerings are limited. What serverless data can, should, or could do isn’t always understood.

K8ssandra aims to provide a “production-ready platform”, and this includes automation for operational tasks such as repairs, backups, and monitoring.

We have tools such as Apache NiFi, which allow us to design and manage our data pipelines, reducing the amount of custom programming and increasing overall efficiency.

Yet, when it comes to creating them, a key and often neglected aspect is minimizing potential errors.

Although many factors influence a NiFi data pipeline, three important ones are: understanding the nature of your data sources and targets, minimizing maintenance, and following best practices.