CASSANDRA 5 RELEASED! WHAT'S NEW AND HOW TO TRY IT
Apache Cassandra 5.0 has officially landed! This highly anticipated release brings a range of new features and performance improvements to one of the most popular NoSQL databases in the world. Having recently hosted a webinar covering the major features of Cassandra 5.0, I’m excited to give a brief overview of the key updates and show you how to easily get hands-on with the latest release using easy-cass-lab. You can grab the latest release on the Cassandra download page.
EASY-CASS-LAB V5 RELEASED
I’ve got some fun news to start the week off for users of easy-cass-lab: I’ve just released version 5. There are a number of nice improvements and bug fixes in here that should make it more enjoyable, more useful, and lay groundwork for some future enhancements. When the cluster starts, we wait for the storage service to reach NORMAL state, then move to the next node. This is in contrast to the previous behavior where we waited for 2 minutes after starting a node.
FIXING CQLSH PYTHON VERSION ERROR ON MACOS
If you’re encountering Python errors when starting cqlsh on a macOS system, this post is for you.
EASY-CASS-LAB UPDATED WITH CASSANDRA 5.0 RC-1 SUPPORT
I’m excited to announce that the latest version of easy-cass-lab now supports Cassandra 5.0 RC-1, which was just made available last week! This update marks a significant milestone, providing users with the ability to test and experiment with the newest Cassandra 5.0 features in a simplified manner. This post will walk you through how to set up a cluster, SSH in, and run your first stress test. For those new to easy-cass-lab, it’s a tool designed to streamline the setup and management of Cassandra clusters in AWS, making it accessible for both new and experienced users.
EASY-CASS-LAB NOW AVAILABLE IN HOMEBREW
I’m happy to share some exciting news for all Cassandra enthusiasts! My open source project, easy-cass-lab, is now installable via a homebrew tap. This powerful tool is designed to make testing any major version of Cassandra (or even builds that haven’t been released yet) a breeze, using AWS. A big thank-you to Jordan West who took the time to make this happen! What is easy-cass-lab? easy-cass-lab is a versatile testing tool for Apache Cassandra.
CASSANDRA TRAINING SIGNUPS FOR JULY AND AUGUST ARE OPEN!
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve opened training signups for Operator Excellence to the public for July and August. If you’re interested in stepping up your game as a Cassandra operator, this course is for you. Head over to the training page to find out more and sign up for the course.
STREAMING MY SESSIONS WITH CASSANDRA 5.0
As a long time participant with the Cassandra project, I’ve witnessed firsthand the evolution of this incredible database. From its early days to the present, our journey has been marked by continuous innovation, challenges, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be streaming several working sessions over the next several weeks as I evaluate the latest builds and test out new features as we move toward the 5.
STREAMING CASSANDRA WORKLOADS AND EXPERIMENTS
Streaming In the world of software engineering, especially within the realm of distributed systems, continuous learning and experimentation are not just beneficial; they’re essential. As a software engineer with a focus on distributed systems, particularly Apache Cassandra, I’ve taken this ethos to heart. My journey has led me to not only explore the intricacies of Cassandra’s distributed architecture but also to share my experiences and findings with a broader audience. This is why my YouTube channel has become an active platform where I stream at least once a week, engaging with viewers through coding sessions, trying new approaches, and benchmarking different Cassandra workloads.
LIVE STREAMING ON TUESDAYS
As I promised in December, I redid my presentation from the Cassandra Summit 2023 on a live stream. You can check it out at the bottom of this post. Going forward, I’ll be live-streaming on Tuesdays at 10AM Pacific on my YouTube channel. Next week I’ll be taking a look at tlp-stress, which is used by the teams at some of the biggest Cassandra deployments in the world to benchmark their clusters.
CASSANDRA SUMMIT RECAP: PERFORMANCE TUNING AND CASSANDRA TRAINING
Hello, friends in the Apache Cassandra community! I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Cassandra Summit in San Jose. Unfortunately, we ran into an issue with my screen refusing to cooperate with the projector, so my slides were pretty distorted and hard to read. While the talk is online, I think it would be better to have a version with the right slides as well as a little more time.