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Break Down of Apache Cassandra Database💾

DEV Community: cassandra·Farhad Rahimi Klie·6 months ago
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What is Apache Cassandra ?

apache Cassandra is a distributed and No-SQL database management system and use for big Data and Analytics on big Companies.

Store data in table form like relational databases but differently.

Main Part of Cassandra DB

1 - KeySpace

2 - Table

3 - Row/Columns

4 - Primary Key (Partition Key, Clustering Key)

Key Features of Cassandra

1 - Distributed:

Data is stored across multiple servers (nodes). If one server fails, data isn’t lost.

2 - Horizontal Scalability:

You can add new nodes anytime without shutting down the system.

3 - Fault Tolerance:

Data is automatically replicated across nodes.…

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