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Mastering Apache Cassandra 3.x - Third Edition
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Mastering Apache Cassandra 3.x - Third Edition

by Aaron Ploetz, Tejaswi Malepati
October 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
348 pages
10h
English
Packt Publishing
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Summary

In this chapter, we covered a lot in terms of Apache Cassandra and its performance-tuning options. We started with Cassandra-Stress to establish a performance baseline for a specific data model. Then, we began to evaluate factors that can influence write performance. We spent a bit of time covering read performance, and the different configuration properties that can help Apache Cassandra perform well during read-heavy and mixed workloads. Finally, we examined and discussed other factors that may influence or affect cluster performance.

Here are some important takeaways from this chapter:

  • There is no amount of tuning that can mitigate a poorly-designed data model.
  • Cassandra-Stress is one of the most underrated, yet helpful, tools ...
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