Apache Cassandra
Databases & Data Technologies
Apache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra is a highly scalable, distributed NoSQL database designed for high availability and fault tolerance. It handles massive volumes of data across multiple nodes with no single point of failure.
What is it?
Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database originally developed at Facebook and later donated to the Apache Software Foundation. It is built to run across multiple data centers and regions.
What does it do?
Cassandra stores large volumes of structured data across clusters using a peer-to-peer architecture. It provides high write throughput, linear scalability, and continuous availability, even during node failures.
Where is it used?
Cassandra is widely used in large-scale systems such as messaging platforms, IoT backends, real-time analytics, recommendation engines, and applications that require constant uptime and global distribution.
When & why it emerged
Cassandra was created in 2008 at Facebook to power large-scale inbox search. It emerged to solve challenges related to scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability in distributed data systems.
Why we use it at Internative
We use Cassandra for data-intensive systems that require high availability and horizontal scalability. Its distributed architecture makes it suitable for mission-critical applications with global workloads.
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