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Overview
Apache Cassandra is an open source transactional distributed database designed for managing massive amounts of data across commodity hardware or cloud infrastructure, offering linear scalability and proven fault-tolerance without compromising performance.
Key Features
Distributed Database: Highly-scalable partitioned row store.
Partitioning: Distributes data across multiple machines transparently, automatically repartitioning as nodes are added or removed.
Row Store & CQL: Organizes data by rows and columns, similar to relational databases, queryable using the Cassandra Query Language (CQL).
Use Cases
Ideal for applications requiring massive scale, high availability, and no single point of failure.
Getting Started
Download the archive, extract it, and start the server using `bin/cassandra -f`. You can then interact with it using `bin/cqlsh`.
Recent Updates
Cassandra 5.0.9 released with ongoing enhancements.
Did You Know?
Cassandra’s partitioning allows it to automatically repartition data as machines are dynamically added and removed from the cluster.