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What is DataStax Accelerate Bootcamp and Why Should I Attend?
April 23, 2019

As developers, knowledge is the main thing that holds us back.  The phrase “the more you know” has never been truer. From learning new languages and technologies to better understanding the theory around them, we must expand our...

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KillrVideo Python Pt. 4— Who needs unit tests? I’m building microservices!
April 4, 2019

As a software industry veteran I’ve s̶e̶e̶n̶ / e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶d̶ / i̶n̶f̶l̶i̶c̶t̶e̶d̶ / been victimized by any number of inventive approaches to integrating and testing distributed systems, so the title of this post is a bit tongue-in-cheek...

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Lightweight Transactions with DataStax Enterprise
April 3, 2019

Lightweight transactions are extremely powerful when used correctly.  They not only enable you to use a highly durable distributed system in an ACID-like way, but they also allow you to do it with ease. In this blog, we'll explore lightweight...

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Introducing Java Driver 4
March 21, 2019



The Java driver team is pleased to announce the general availability of two new major versions: OSS driver 4.0.0 and DSE driver 2.0.0.

These are long-awaited versions that address longstanding issues with...

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Running DSE on Microsoft Windows Using Docker
March 15, 2019

Many architects and developers today are targeting Apache Cassandra™and DataStax Enterprise (DSE) as their...

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Distributed Data Show Ep 88: Application Development with Graph Data with Dr. Denise Gosnell and Dave Bechberger
March 12, 2019

Denise Gosnell interviews Dave Bechberger live at Data Day Texas regarding challenges when developing Graph based applications, recommendations on approaches to take, and what resources are available for developers new to Graph.

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Distributed Database Things to Know: Cassandra Datacenter & Racks
March 6, 2019

Let’s talk about the analogy of Apache Cassandra Datacenter & Racks to actual datacenter and racks. I kind of enjoy the use of the terms datacenter and racks to describe architectural elements of Cassandra. However, as time moves on...

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Cassandra Writes in Depth
February 27, 2019

Cassandra is a super fast and scalable database. In the right context, this statement is more or less true. Of course, our context is how we are using this database. And believe me, if you have never used distributed databases before, this would...

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Distributed Data Show Episode 86: Awkward-Free Spark Development with Holden Karau
February 20, 2019

Patrick talks with Holden Karau, Developer Advocate at Google, about ways to incorporate Spark in your application without impacting performance or having to learn Scala.

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Distributed Database Things to Know: Consistent Hashing
February 20, 2019

When I worked at Basho in 2013, I wrote about consistent hashing as part of a series called “...

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