Mastering Apache Cassandra - Second Edition

Build, manage, and configure high-performing, reliable NoSQL database for your application with CassandraAbout This BookDevelop applications for modelling data with Cassandra 2Manage large amounts of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data with CassandraExplore a wide-range of Cassandra components and how they interact to create a robust, distributed system.Who This Book Is ForThe book is aimed at intermediate developers with an understanding of core database concepts who want to become a master at implementing Cassandra for their application.What You Will LearnWrite programs using Cassandra's features more efficientlyGet the most out of a given infrastructure, improve performance, and tweak JVMUse CQL3 in your application, which makes working with Cassandra more simpleConfigure Cassandra and fine-tune its parameters depending on your needsSet up a cluster and learn how to scale itMonitor Cassandra cluster in different waysUse Hadoop and other big data processing tools with CassandraIn DetailWith ever increasing rates of data creation comes the demand to store data as fast and reliably as possible, a demand met by modern databases such as Cassandra. Apache Cassandra is the perfect choice for building fault tolerant and scalable databases. Through this practical guide, you will program pragmatically and understand completely the power of Cassandra. Starting with a brief recap of the basics to get everyone up and running, you will move on to deploy and monitor a production setup, dive under the hood, and optimize and integrate it with other software.You will explore the integration and interaction of Cassandra components, and explore great new features such as CQL3, vnodes, lightweight transactions, and triggers. Finally, by learning Hadoop and Pig, you will be able to analyze your big data.