Introduction to Apache Cassandra 3.X and beyond

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Introduction to Apache Cassandra 3.X and beyond

The 3.x versions of Apache Cassandra brought a lot of changes to the way data is stored and manipulated. It's exciting, even for people who have been using it since version 0.4.

For this session we will give four 20 minute talks:

1. Introduction to Cassandra

Explaining some of the architecture and operations that Cassandra uses to operate of as cluster of machines, how it handles consistency, and the basics of reading and writing data to disk.

2. What's new in CQL

Looking at recent improvements such as Materialised Views, UDF and UDAs (well, they were 2.2 but who's counting), per partition Limits, and why you dont have to "freeze" your UDT's.

3. Storage Engine Changes

Diving into the new 3.X storage engine format, a major re-write of the on disk format. The storage engine now understands the CQL layout and optimises the bytes used on disk and how they are accessed.

4. The Bleeding Edge

Talking about what has just arrived and what is coming. This talk will touch on ideas like SASI indexes, Change Data Capture, Partition Level Aggregations. and Thread Per Core.

Speakers

Aaron Morton is the Co Founder & CEO at The Last Pickle (thelastpickle.com (http://thelastpickle.com/)). A professional services company that works with clients to deliver and improve Apache Cassandra based solutions. He's based in New Zealand, is an Apache Cassandra Committer and a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra.

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Mick Semb Wever is a Team Member and Consultant at The Last Pickle (thelastpickle.com (http://thelastpickle.com/)). He's based in Australia, is a PMC Chair for Apache Tiles and a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra. Mick is an advocate for change towards microservices built upon modern data-driven practices that introduce eventually consistent highly available solutions using Apache technologies like Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka.

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Hosts

DataStax and RoZetta Technology.

Address

Level 4/55 Harrington Street, The Rocks, 2000

Agenda

6:00 - 1st Half presentations, Grab a drink and get seated

6:45 - Break & Pizzas

7:00 - 2nd Half presentations

For recently joined Members, don't forget to grab a Cassandra T Shirt on the night, and there will be other swag for the best questions asked.

Come ready with any questions or topics you'd like to discuss.

VIVID SYDNEY - Don't forget to catch an awesome view of Vivid from the Rozetta office overlooking Sydney Harbour

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http://www.vividsydney.com/precinct/rocks

For those driving to the Rocks, it would be advisable to book parking with Vivid Sydney on.