Batch statements
Cassandra supports the execution of multiple INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE operations in a batch. This way, client programs can save the time it takes to send queries multiple times to the server. In versions above 1.2, default batch statements are atomic. This means either all the statements of a batch will be completed or none will. Statements inside a batch are not isolated. So, if a batch is being executed and has completed some of the statements inside it, then a parallel running client can read those changes. However, updates belonging to a partition key are isolated:
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