Open-source technologies will become even more prominent within enterprises’ data architecture over the coming year, driven by the stark budgetary advantages combined with some of the newest enterprise-friendly capabilities added to several solutions. Here are three predictions for the open-source data infrastructure space in 2023: 1. Economic headwinds will make open-source data technologies even more attractive to […]
A Primer to Optimizing Your Apache Cassandra Compaction Strategy
When setting up an Apache Cassandra table schema and anticipating how you’ll use the table, it’s a best practice to simultaneously formulate a thoughtful compaction strategy. While a Cassandra table’s compaction strategy can be adjusted after its creation, doing so invites costly cluster performance penalties because Cassandra will need to rewrite all of that table’s data. Taking […]
DataStax Enterprise 6.8 Advances Cloud-Native Data and Bare-Metal Performance
A new press release reports, “DataStax today announced the general availability of DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 6.8. DSE 6.8 adds new capabilities for enterprises to advance bare-metal performance, support more workloads, and enhance developer and operator experiences with Kubernetes. Built on the foundation of Apache Cassandra™, DSE is the scale-out data infrastructure for enterprises that need […]
DataStax Announces Constellation, a Cloud-Native Data Platform
According to a recent press release, “At its DataStax Accelerate user conference, DataStax, the company behind the leading database built on Apache Cassandra™, today announced DataStax Constellation, a cloud data platform that will simplify the development and operation of modern applications. Constellation will launch later this year with two cloud services: DataStax Apache Cassandra as […]
DataStax Announces DataStax Enterprise 6.7
According to a recent press release, “DataStax, the leading provider of the always-on, active-everywhere distributed hybrid cloud database built on Apache Cassandra™, today announced the availability of DataStax Enterprise 6.7 (DSE 6.7). DSE 6.7 delivers the leading distribution of Apache Cassandra with multi-workload support for operational analytics, geospatial search, increased data protection in the cloud, […]
Progress Releases New DataDirect Connector for Apache Cassandra
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Progress today announced the release of Progress® DataDirect® for Apache Cassandra, a new series of connectors in its DataDirect enterprise data connectivity suite. Leveraging industry-accepted SQL-based ODBC and JDBC standards with patented normalization technology, DataDirect for Apache Cassandra makes the Cassandra NoSQL database instantly compatible with […]
DataStax Survey Shows Employers Want Candidates with More NoSQL Skills
by Angela Guess Adrian Bridgwater reports in ComputerWeekly, “DataStax has run a survey with developers worldwide — of 273 responses, only eight per cent of those surveyed thought that there were enough skilled people available to meet demand from companies for skills around NoSQL. The firm itself is a provider of database software for cloud […]
8 Big Data Trends to Watch For
by Angela Guess Tom Phelan, Chief Architect of BlueData, recently wrote in InsideBigData, “Over the next year, a growing number of customers will realize the vast business benefits of Big Data and will deploy Big Data solutions across their organization. Technical innovations, the rise of BDaaS, a shifting approach to data locality, platform convergence and […]
BlueData Offers New Turnkey Solution for Fast Data with Spark, Kafka, and Cassandra
by Angela Guess According to a new article out of the company, “BlueData, provider of the leading infrastructure software platform for Big Data, today announced a new solution for building real-time data pipelines with Spark Streaming, Kafka and Cassandra. This new turnkey offering is designed for organizations that want to develop and test applications for […]
Case Study: Cassandra Meets Call of Duty
Lis Evenstad recently wrote for Computer Weekly, “With the rise of the internet of things (IoT) and new technology, companies have the ability to collect and use more data than ever before. More data also means higher expectations and increased competition to stay on top of the game.’It’s about having real-time data at your fingertips,’ […]