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Benchmarking Data Migration from Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

June 28, 2022 Jun 28, 2022 06/28/22

About the authors: Akash & Alp We are working with many customers who for a variety of reasons such as not having to deal with patching the O/S, upgrades, scalability, etc. are looking to move their Cassandra IaaS workloads to Azure and one of the destinations is Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API. We wanted to explore and dive deeper into...

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Now in private preview: Cluster Key Index support for Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

June 9, 2022 Jun 9, 2022 06/9/22

Iria Osara

Join the private preview for cluster key index in Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API. To enable on your account contact the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API team at previewcassandraapi@microsoft.com Benefits of indexes on clustering keys Cluster Key Index use cases We will be creating a table, inserting sample data and running ...

Simplified Write and Read Paths in the Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

June 7, 2022 Jun 7, 2022 06/7/22

Abinav Rameesh

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed service which can be used as a backing data store for applications using Apache Cassandra, using the API for Cassandra. Built on top of Azure Cosmos DB, the Cassandra API provides scale, performance and availability guarantees while eliminating the operational overhead needed to manage Cassandra data. In ...

Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API: A true differentiator with Autoscale

April 26, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 04/26/22

Dileep Rao

Overview We know that Apache Cassandra, a wide-column NoSQL database, is a great option to solve the 3 V’s (Volume, Variety and Velocity) of data requirements. It is a given that data will grow as the business expands. Invariably you will need to expand the cluster to accommodate additional data and handle greater throughput. This load ...

Simplified CDC with Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

April 5, 2022 Apr 5, 2022 04/5/22

Abinav Rameesh

This blog post details the several ways in which Change Feed in the Azure Cosmos DB API for Cassandra makes consumption of row mutations significantly easier to use with much more flexibility, than Apache Cassandra's CDC (Change Data Capture) functionality.

Announcing: Glowroot support for Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API

November 10, 2021 Nov 10, 2021 11/10/21

Iria Osara

We are excited to announce that Azure Cosmos DB now has GA support for Glowroot for its Cassandra API. This allows users of Azure Cosmos DB’s Cassandra API to get all the benefits of using Glowroot. While for Glowroot users an additional benefit of having fully managed Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API.

New developer productivity, cost-savings, and advanced analytics features announced at Microsoft Ignite

November 2, 2021 Nov 2, 2021 11/2/21

Nikisha Reyes-Grange

New features and capabilities for Azure Cosmos DB were announced today at Microsoft Ignite (November 2021). Read on for highlights and the schedule of events.

Announced at Build: new options to build and test apps at any scale

May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Aria Jelinek

Read on Azure Cosmos DB updates at Microsoft Build 2021, including the GA of serverless, expansion of the free tier and NEW Linux emulator.

Cassandra API Recommendations for Java

May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 05/10/21

Theo van Kraay

Check out the latest recommendations for using Java V4 Cassandra Driver with Azure Cosmos DB's Cassandra API. We've created a custom Java extension that you can implement without any code changes, for a better overall experience.

Now in preview: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

Theo van Kraay

Today at Microsoft Ignite, we announced Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra in public preview. Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra provides the ability to provision managed native Apache Cassandra clusters, with automated deployment and scaling operations, accelerating hybrid scenarios and reducing ongoing maintenance. Why...

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