K8ssandra performance benchmarks on cloud managed Kubernetes
Is there a cost to running Apache Cassandra in containers? How about on Kubernetes? We decided to answer those questions and benchmark K8ssandra on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud …
What Is a Cloud Native Database (Faun.dev)?
In this article posted to the DevOps news site Faun.dev, Aymen Eon Amri defines a cloud native database as “a database that is designed to take full advantage of cloud …
K8ssandra v1.2.0 and Cass Operator v1.7.1 Releases
The K8ssandra v1.2.0 release adds support for the latest Apache Cassandra release, 4.0-RC1, and brings increased continuity to the ecosystem with the latest release of Cass Operator.
K8ssandra, the future essential data standard for Kubernetes?
In this article on the French language site Journal du Net, Xavier Biseul examines the state of databases on Kubernetes, including Cassandra (quote is translated): Was the union between Cassandra …
Dial C* for Operator: Unlocking Advanced Cassandra Configurations
Cass-operator is an Apache Cassandra operator for Kubernetes managed as part of the K8ssandra project. There are a lot of configuration options available that are not necessarily obvious at first. …
How to connect stateful workloads across Kubernetes clusters
In his article on the DataStax blog, Roman Chernobelskiy shares how the Astra team created a lightweight overlay network in order to allow Cassandra nodes in different Kubernetes clusters to …
Why a Cloud-Native Database Must Run on K8s
In this article on Container Journal, I make the case for why a database needs to run on Kubernetes in order to be considered truly cloud-native. Key quote: If we’re …
K8ssandra at Data on Kubernetes Day
There was no better way to kick off KubeCon EU than with Data on Kubernetes Community Day on Monday, May 3. K8ssandra featured in a number of sessions presented by …
K8ssandra and the Community
Welcome to the refreshed K8ssandra site. Here we combined our love of Apache Cassandra™ and Kubernetes™ to create this experience for everyone to be inclusive, entertaining, motivating and valuable. The …
A Maturity Model for Cloud-Native Databases
In this article on Container Journal, Cedrick Lunven and I propose a model for evaluating the maturity of databases claiming to be “cloud native”. The levels in this model include: …