# Customer Case Study: Maths Pathway

Maths Pathway transforms education withManaged open source
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With Instaclustr’s Managed Apache Cassandra®, Maths Pathway scales for growth while delivering personalized learning to over 15,000 students.

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**Industry**- Education technology



**Technologies**- Apache Cassandra® on Azure



**Challenges**- Deliver highly scalable infrastructure for aggressive growth plans
- Enable robust data analytics to support personalized learning solutions



**Results**- 180% growth since inception
- Personalized learning programs reach over 15,000 students





 

 

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Maths Pathway—a startup founded by two classroom teachers passionate about transforming math education—needed a tech-forward approach to deliver truly personalized learning. Their platform empowers educators to craft customized learning programs for students by analyzing individual abilities and assigning tailored learning tasks, all while performing continuous assessments to refine the experience.



 

 

 

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"Instaclustr has enabled us to get underway quickly. The support team has been there from the beginning, helping us get it right the first time with our schema and architecture."

 

— **Richard Wilson**, Cofounder, Maths Pathway

 

 

 

 

 Scaling for growth while delivering seamless personalization
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Maths Pathway had ambitious goals to scale their operations and grow across schools, regions, and students.

To turn their vision into reality, they needed an infrastructure that could handle rapid scaling and support their unique use case of delivering personalized learning.

They faced an array of technical challenges:



 

**Scalability**

The database needed to grow alongside the business without bottlenecks.

**Personalization at scale**

Support analytical tools to tailor unique learning programs for individual students and schools.

**Efficient resource allocation**

A managed service was required to handle database and backend operations, allowing the company to focus on algorithms and customer acquisition.

 

 

 

 Managed Apache Cassandra delivers efficiency
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Instaclustr’s managed Apache Cassandra® solution provided the scalable data infrastructure needed for Maths Pathway’s rapid growth and demanding data analytics.

What made it the perfect fit?



 

**Seamless scaling**

Adding more nodes whenever new students, schools, or regions were onboarded eliminated operational complexity and future-proofed growth.

**Enhanced personalization**

Cassandra’s unparalleled performance enabled the continuous analytical computation required to deliver and refine individualized student learning plans.

**Managed services advantage**

By relying on Instaclustr to manage the operation and maintenance of their Cassandra clusters, Maths Pathway shifted its focus to refining algorithms and enhancing its core platform.

 

 

 

 180% growth and personalized learning for 15,000 students
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Through Instaclustr’s managed open source solution, Maths Pathway achieved remarkable results:

 

  ![icon up arrow speed]() Massive growth

 

 The startup experienced a staggering 180% growth since inception, steadily expanding its user base. 

 

 

 

  ![people icon]() Wide reach

 

 Over 15,000 students now benefit from personalized assessments and tailored learning programs. 

 

 

 

  ![icon lightbulb]() Operational freedom

 

 By offloading database management, the Maths Pathway team could channel resources into enhancing algorithms and scaling their platform. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ### Conclusion



With the help of Instaclustr’s managed Cassandra service, Maths Pathway successfully built a robust, scalable infrastructure that supports their vision of personalized learning at scale. From onboarding students to seamlessly scaling their operations, they’ve transformed math education while focusing entirely on their core mission.

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