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K8ssandra ramps up security features to match Kubernetes’ best practices
New security features are coming to the open-source data platform: K8ssandra. The goal? To align even more with the security best practices of Kubernetes. Here’s an introduction to the platform’s security mission and an update on current initiatives. The security …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
Data Modeling in Cassandra and Astra DB
What does it take to build an efficient and sound data model for Apache Cassandra® and DataStax Astra DB? Where would one start? Are there any data modeling rules to follow? Can it be done consistently time and time again? The answers …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- DevOps
Tombstones and Ghost Data Don’t Have to Be Scary!
Working with tombstones can be one of the more frustrating aspects of Apache Cassandra®. Problems with tombstones can happen when a large number of deletes occur within a short period of time, resulting in slower queries and disk bloat. This …
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Managing Distributed Applications in Kubernetes Using Cilium and Istio with Helm and Operator for Deployment
This post will show you the benefits of managing your distributed applications with Kubernetes in cross-cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud scenarios using Cilium and Istio with Helm and Operator for deployment. In our recent post on The New Stack, we showed …
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- Apache Pulsar
- DataStax
- Microservices
5 More Reasons to Choose Apache Pulsar Over Apache Kafka
Author’s note: I originally published this blog post in 2019, while I was CEO of Kesque, a real-time messaging service built on Apache Pulsar, the cloud-native distributed messaging and streaming platform. It’s a follow-up to an earlier post, “7 Reasons to …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- nosql
- sql
SQL vs. NoSQL: Pros & Cons
What’s the best way to store, protect and access your data? This is a fundamental, yet critical decision. Let’s look at the key criteria.
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- Apache Pulsar
- DataStax
- DevOps
- Microservices
Full Stream Ahead: Astra Streaming, Powered by Apache Pulsar
Astra Streaming is a massively scalable, highly performant event streaming and cloud messaging platform that addresses the data in motion requirements for modern data apps.
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- Apache Cassandra
- DataStax
- Performance
Reaper 3.0 for Apache Cassandra is available
The K8ssandra team is pleased to announce the release of Reaper 3.1. Let’s dive into the features and improvements that 3.0 recently introduced (along with some notable removals) and how the newest update to 3.1 builds on that. JDK11 support Starting with 3.1.0, …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- nosql
Have you upgraded to Cassandra 4.0?
If you’re a current Cassandra user, upgrading to the latest releases can be fairly simple and requires no downtime.
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- DevOps
- Microservices
The Serverless Database You Really Want
The dreaded part of every site reliability engineer’s (SRE) job eventually: capacity planning. You know, the dance between all the stakeholders when deploying your applications. Did engineering really simulate the right load and do we understand how the application scales? …
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Save Hours on your Setup of K8ssandra with the New Config Builder
Setting up K8ssandra in your workflow just got a whole lot easier. With the new Config Builder you can be running Apache Cassandra® on Kubernetes in a matter of minutes. The purpose of K8ssandra is to make it easy to …
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Why we decided to build a K8ssandra Operator – Part 4
In the first, second, and third posts in this series, we’ve shared conversations with K8ssandra core team members on our journey to build a Kubernetes operator for K8ssandra. We’ve discussed the virtues of the Helm package manager versus Kubernetes operators for deploying and managing …
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Cassandra Database Migration to Kubernetes with Zero Downtime
K8ssandra is a cloud-native distribution of the Apache Cassandra® database that runs on Kubernetes, with a suite of tools to ease and automate operational tasks. In this post, we’ll walk you through a database migration from a Cassandra cluster running …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- reactive
- Spring
Building Reactive Java Applications with Spring Framework
Pretty much all Java developers are familiar with Spring Pet Clinic. In this article, we have given a walkthrough of the reactive implementation of it using Apache Cassandra.
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- nosql
- sql
SQL vs. NoSQL: Pros & Cons
What’s the best way to store, protect and access your data? This is a fundamental, yet critical decision.
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Deploying to Multiple Kubernetes Clusters with the K8ssandra Operator
Let’s learn about the new K8ssandra Operator that simplifies deploying multiple Apache Cassandra data centers in different regions
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Backing up K8ssandra with MinIO
K8ssandra includes Medusa for Apache Cassandra® to handle backup and restore for your Cassandra nodes. Recently Medusa was upgraded to introduce support for all S3 compatible backends, including MinIO, the popular k8s-native object storage suite. Let’s see how to set up …
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- Apache Pulsar
- DataStax
- Microservices
Four Reasons Why Apache Pulsar is Essential to the Modern Data Stack
Messaging has been on DataStax’s radar for several years. Let’s learn the top reasons why we should consider Apache Pulsar.
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Unboxing K8ssandra: The Data Layer For Your Kubernetes-Powered Applications
A Complimentary Live Webinar, Sponsored by DataStax Kubernetes made it easy to deploy and scale out your cloud-native applications. With K8ssandra, you can now scale application data with the same simplicity and high availability. Join us as we unbox K8ssandra a …
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Taking Your Database Beyond a Single Kubernetes Cluster
Running a database (or indeed any application) across multiple regions or K8s clusters is tricky without proper care and planning up front.
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Kubernetes and Apache Cassandra: What Works (and What Doesn’t)
Cassandra and K8s are seen as the “most logical pairing”, let’s take a look at how they are a dream team — and why this isn’t always true.
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