Cassandra Forward, the virtual summit hosted by Datastax, brought together experts and professionals to discuss the latest advancements in the world of Apache Cassandra, NoSQL databases, and distributed systems. If you couldn’t attend the conference, don’t worry! In this blog post, we’ll provide you with a brief overview of the main topics covered and why we believe they are important.
- ACID Transactions on Cassandra
One of the main highlights of the event was Aaron Ploetz’s session on ACID transactions on Cassandra. Ploetz explained how Cassandra has evolved over time to support ACID transactions and shared his insights on the benefits and limitations of this approach.
- Apache Flink with Apache Cassandra at Netflix
Satyajit Thadeswar from Netflix gave a talk on using Apache Flink with Apache Cassandra to build real-time data processing pipelines. He explained how this combination can be used to achieve high throughput and low latency, making it ideal for use cases such as fraud detection and recommendation systems.
- Durable Execution built on Apache Cassandra
Loren Sands-Ramshaw from Temporal spoke about Durable Execution, a new system built on top of Apache Cassandra that allows developers to build and manage long-running workflows. Sands-Ramshaw shared his insights on how this system can be used to build resilient and reliable applications.
- Switching from Mongo to Cassandra with Mongoose & New Stargate JSON API
Valeri Karpov discussed his experience of migrating from MongoDB to Cassandra using Mongoose, a popular object data modeling library for MongoDB. He also talked about the new Stargate JSON API, which provides a simple and consistent way to access data in Cassandra using JSON.
- Cloud Native and Realtime AI/ML
Patrick Mcfadin and Davor Boncaci from Datastax gave a session on Cloud Native and Realtime AI/ML. They explained how Cassandra can be used as a data platform for AI and machine learning applications and shared their insights on the challenges and opportunities in this space.
In conclusion, Cassandra Forward 2023 was a great opportunity for developers, architects, and data professionals to learn about the latest trends and best practices in the world of Apache Cassandra and NoSQL databases. The sessions covered a wide range of topics, from ACID transactions and data modeling to real-time data processing and AI/ML. If you missed the event, we hope this summary has given you a taste of what you missed. The talks from Cassandra Forward 2023 are also available online on demand.
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