Apache Cassandra

  1. Fundamentals of Apache Cassandra
    1. What is Cassandra
      1. Overview and Definition
        1. History and Origins
          1. Development at Facebook
            1. Dynamo Paper Influence
              1. BigTable Paper Influence
                1. Open Source Adoption
                  1. Apache Foundation Transition
                  2. Key Features and Characteristics
                    1. Decentralized Architecture
                      1. Linear Scalability
                        1. High Availability
                          1. Tunable Consistency
                            1. Fault Tolerance
                              1. Multi-Data Center Support
                            2. Cassandra's Position in the CAP Theorem
                              1. Analysis of CAP in Cassandra
                                1. Tunable Consistency Model
                                  1. Consistency Level Configuration
                                    1. Trade-offs in Consistency
                                      1. Per-Query Consistency Control
                                      2. Eventual Consistency Implementation
                                        1. How Cassandra Achieves Eventual Consistency
                                          1. Conflict Resolution
                                            1. Use Cases for Eventual Consistency
                                            2. Availability Guarantees
                                              1. Node Failure Handling
                                                1. Network Partition Tolerance
                                              2. Common Use Cases
                                                1. Big Data Applications
                                                  1. Real-Time Analytics
                                                    1. Data Warehousing
                                                      1. Log Processing
                                                      2. Time-Series Data
                                                        1. Sensor Data Storage
                                                          1. Metrics Collection
                                                            1. Event Logging
                                                            2. Internet of Things
                                                              1. Device Data Storage
                                                                1. Scalability for IoT
                                                                  1. Real-Time Processing
                                                                  2. Messaging Systems
                                                                    1. Message History Storage
                                                                      1. High Throughput Requirements
                                                                        1. Chat Applications
                                                                        2. E-commerce and Personalization
                                                                          1. User Profiles
                                                                            1. Product Catalogs
                                                                              1. Recommendation Engines
                                                                                1. Shopping Cart Data
                                                                                2. Content Management
                                                                                  1. Media Storage
                                                                                    1. Content Delivery
                                                                                      1. User-Generated Content
                                                                                    2. Cassandra vs Other NoSQL Databases
                                                                                      1. Cassandra vs MongoDB
                                                                                        1. Cassandra vs HBase
                                                                                          1. Cassandra vs DynamoDB
                                                                                            1. When to Choose Cassandra

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