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What could you do with data if scalability wasn`t a problem? With this hands-on guide, you`ll learn how Apache Cassandra handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers -- capabilities that have attracted Facebook, Twitter, and other data-intensive companies. Cassandra: The Definitive Guide provides the technical details and practical examples you need to assess this database management system and put it to work in a production environment.
Author Eben Hewitt demonstrates the advantages of Cassandra`s nonrelational design, and pays special attention to data modeling. If you`re a developer, DBA, application architect, or manager looking to solve a database scaling issue or future-proof your application, this guide shows you how to harness Cassandra`s speed and flexibility.
Understand the tenets of Cassandra`s column-oriented structure
Learn how to write, update, and read Cassandra data
Discover how to add or remove nodes from the cluster as your application requires
Examine a working application that translates from a relational model to Cassandra`s data model
Use examples for writing clients in Java, Python, and C#
Use the JMX interface to monitor a cluster`s usage, memory patterns, and more
Tune memory settings, data storage, and caching for better performance
About the Author
Eben Hewitt is Director of Application Architecture at a publicly traded company where he is responsible for the design of their mission-critical, global-scale web, mobile and SOA integration projects. He has written several programming books, including Java SOA Cookbook (O`Reilly).isbn-9789350231937
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Pages : 352
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