Apache Cassandra

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Apache Cassandra

Original author(s)	Avinash Lakshman, Prashant Malik / Facebook
Developer(s)	Apache Software Foundation
Initial release	July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07)
Stable release	5.0.2[1]  / October 19, 2024; 6 months ago (October 19, 2024)
Repository	gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	English
Type	NoSQL Database, data store
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	cassandra.apache.org

Apache Cassandra is a free and open-source database management system designed to handle large volumes of data across multiple commodity servers. The system prioritizes availability and scalability over consistency, making it particularly suited for systems with high write throughput requirements due to its LSM tree indexing storage layer.^[2] As a wide-column database, Cassandra supports flexible schemas and efficiently handles data models with numerous sparse columns. The system is optimized for applications with well-defined data access patterns that can be incorporated into the schema design.^[2] Cassandra supports computer clusters which may span multiple data centers,^[3] featuring asynchronous and masterless replication. It enables low-latency operations for all clients and incorporates Amazon's Dynamo distributed storage and replication techniques, combined with Google's Bigtable data storage engine model.^[4]