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- Apache Cassandra
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Significant performance improvements with Apache Cassandra 2.1
Instaclustr recently released support for Apache Cassandra 2.1 and our benchmark testing has demonstrated significant performance improvements delivered by this version of the database. Instaclustr customers simply need to log a support ticket to get their cluster upgraded to take advantage. This article provides some of the results of recent benchmark testing that we have...
Learn MoreBen SlaterAugust 20, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Helping you to securely deploy Cassandra
We’re constantly striving to ensure that Instaclustr is the most secure, easy and reliable way to run Apache Cassandra. This post outlines some recent changes we have made to enforce tighter security for the Cassandra clusters we deploy for our customers. A recent release of our provisioning system has further tightened security arrangements when clusters...
Learn MoreBen SlaterAugust 18, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Common Apache Cassandra Data Modelling Traps
Part of Instaclustr’s service is helping our customers make better use of Apache Cassandra. This post outlines some of the most common issues that we see and help our customers overcome. At Instaclustr, we often work with our customers to help diagnose and correct issues with their Cassandra data models. This occurs either as part...
Learn MoreBen SlaterAugust 03, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
The true cost of Do It Yourself Apache Cassandra Implementations
Overview If you are reading this article, you probably have to address data scaling challenges at your company. And it is very likely that you have come to the conclusion that Apache Cassandra is the right solution for your needs. What remains to be decided is what your deployment strategy will be: do you do it...
Learn MoreInstaclustrJuly 17, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
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Instaclustr Supports Apache Cassandra 2.1, DSE 4.7
Instaclustr now supports the latest production-ready versions of Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise. The Apache Cassandra project recently released Cassandra 2.16 and announced that the 2.1 series was now considered ready for production use. In addition, DataStax released their first Cassandra 2.1-based release Data Stax Enterprise v4.7. Instaclustr has moved quickly to make these, and other...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJuly 06, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Apache Cassandra authentication and encryption made easy
In the past week we have released some major enhancements to the Instaclustr Apache Cassandra provisioning system. These are a major benefit to all users of our service but in particular have been designed to make it easy to use Instaclustr from Heroku. Many users of Instaclustr have requirements for increased security levels for their...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJune 11, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
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Further Monitoring and Security Enhancements
At Instaclustr we are constantly enhancing our monitoring and security systems based on learnings from the large and varied Cassandra deployments we manage in production. We will shortly be releasing some significant improvements that include minor changes to customer clusters. We have recently replaced our monitoring architecture with a Reimann-based system. This change was designed...
Learn MoreBen SlaterJune 02, 2015 -
- Apache Cassandra
- Technical
Continuous improvement
Our engineering team operates on an agile methodology with two-week sprints that result in a new release. This allows us to regularly update our platform with new features for our customers and keep our managed environments up to date with the latest releases and patches. Since a major upgrade to our management system was released...
Learn MoreBen SlaterMay 16, 2015 -
- Technical
Webinar: Instaclustr Introduction
Join Us – Introduction to Instaclustr Webinar Thursday, May 7, 2015 8:00 – 8:30 AM (Pacific Time)Instaclustr is dedicated to providing the simplest and easiest way to run Apache Cassandra.Our hosted Cassandra and DataStax Enterprise solutions power mission-critical, highly available applications for our customers, enabling them to transform their business and engage like never before with...
Learn MoreInstaclustrMay 04, 2015