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Scalable database for distributed systems

Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed transactional database that provides linear scalability and fault-tolerance without causing performance loss on standard hardware or cloud infrastructures. This system, developed in Java language, is designed for large-scale data management processes that require high availability.

What you get

  • Automatically distributes data across multiple machines.
  • Easy data management with SQL-like CQL query language.
  • Provides high availability and fault tolerance.

Installation

macOS (Homebrew)
brew install cassandra
Docker image
docker pull cassandra

Running it

Launch with Docker
docker run -p 9042:9042 cassandra

Getting started

To start using Apache Cassandra, visit the download page on the official website to get the installation files. Then, by following the 'Getting Started' guide in the documentation, you can open the archive file, start the server and start your database operations via the CQL command line interface.

Related dictionary terms

Linear ScalabilityDistributedDatabaseArtificial Intelligence
Who it is forIt is suitable for software developers and system architects who want to manage large-scale and high-availability data.
LicenseApache-2.0

Links

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