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Unified Event-Driven Architecture for the Cloud Native Enterprise
CTOs and enterprise architects have long recognized the importance of event-driven architectures (EDA). While once considered purely a technology concern, the foresight of organizations that have invested in EDA has become readily apparent as the world has shifted around us. …
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Reclaiming Persistent Volumes in Kubernetes
Learn how to manually reassign a PersistentVolume from one StatefulSet to another. Also learn about the STS, PV, and PVC API resources in greater detail.
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- Apache Cassandra
- cloud
- Databases
- DataStax
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
How the world caught up with Apache Cassandra
The O’Reilly book, Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, features a quote from Ray Kurzweil, the noted inventor and futurist: “An invention has to make sense in the world in which it is finished, not the world in which it is started.” This quote …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- Spring
Baeldung Series Part 2: Build a Dashboard With Cassandra, Astra and CQL – Mapping Event Data
1. Introduction In our previous article, we looked at augmenting our dashboard to store and display individual events from the Avengers using DataStax Astra, a serverless DBaaS powered by Apache Cassandra using Stargate to offer additional APIs for working with it. In this article, we will …
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Multi-cluster Cassandra deployment with Google Kubernetes Engine (Pt. 2)
This is the second in a series of posts examining patterns for using K8ssandra to create Cassandra clusters with different deployment topologies.
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Running your Database on OpenShift and CodeReady Containers
An introductory run-through of setting up your database on OpenShift, using your own hardware and RedHat’s CodeReady Containers.
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Deploy a Multi-Datacenter Apache Cassandra Cluster in Kubernetes (Pt. 1)
Today let’s examine different Kubernetes deployment patterns and show how to implement them using K8ssandra.
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
Five Data Models for IoT: Managing the Latest IoT Events Based on a State in Apache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra is a rock-solid choice for managing IoT and time series data at scale. The most popular use case of storing, querying and analyzing time series generated by IoT devices in Cassandra is well-understood and documented. In general, a …
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- Apache Cassandra
- Databases
- DataStax
- nosql
- sql
NoSQL Use Cases: When to Use a Non-Relational Database
There are many things to consider before making the move to NoSQL. In this article, we’ll explore when NoSQL use cases make sense.
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Kubernetes and the Data Centre: Is Full Scale Migration Possible?
Using Kubernetes as a standard layer will help everyone to control how and where applications run and data gets created.
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Why a Cloud-Native Database Must Run on K8s
We’ve been talking about migrating workloads to the cloud for a long time, but a look at the application portfolios of many IT organizations demonstrates that there’s still a lot of work to be done. In many cases, challenges with …
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- Apache Cassandra
- cloud
- Databases
- DataStax
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
The End of the Beginning for Apache Cassandra
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on July 27, 2021, the day that Apache Cassandra 4.0 was released. Today is a big day for those of us in the Apache Cassandra community. After a long uphill climb, Apache Cassandra 4.0 has finally shipped. …
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Available Now – gRPC for Apache Cassandra
General availability of a gRPC API for Apache Cassandra to leverage a powerful database in combination with a microservices-oriented API.
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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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