Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Language
Clients
PHP
Cassandra PDO driver, phpcasa
With multiple APIs in different languages, an active community, and planned re-
leases, Cassandra definitely has a long road ahead. All-new sets of interesting features
are expected in upcoming Cassandra releases. Again, Cassandra is a popular NoSQL
database that is ideal for dealing for handling big data; the ecosystem is rich in client
APIs for Cassandra; active development that has been going on for several years con-
tinues; and companies like Netflix, eBay, and Facebook are using and promoting it.
With many new commercial tools and products coming in this space, it's a database to
learn and use!
Summary
form of sample exercises. In this chapter, we looked at the process of upgrading to new
versions of Cassandra and how to navigate the complexities of so many recent releases.
We also considered several common and important problems you likely will have to
troubleshoot at some point, and we looked at the road ahead for Cassandra.
Key topics covered earlier in the topic included batch analytics and available tools
(
Chapters 5
and
6
)
, graph-based implementations over Cassandra (
Chapter 7
)
, and per-
With this topic, I tried to keep a balance between sample recipes and theory. I hope
you have enjoyed it and learned things as you expected. Thanks!
References
The following list includes a few of the references I used while writing this topic. They
can be useful for keeping an eye on Cassandra's future development:
