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There are several differences between Cassandra’s model and query methods compared to what’s available in RDBMS (relational database management system), and these are important to keep in mind. Th...
Apache Cassandra is an open source distributed database management system. Despite it's sophisticated design and smart features, it is not the right tool for every job. In this excerpt from Cassan...
I've started playing with the Cassandra database. The README.txt file that comes with the distribution omits one simple but critical step:
# The first five steps are fine
$ tar -zxvf cassan...
Answered by dshaw : Jun 02 2010 02:13 PM
Although I myself am not a Cassandra developer, I hear lots about it because I'm a member of the social media website https://www.reddit.com.
Furthermore, if you want to anecdotal stories of Cassa... full answer >