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Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database recognized for its scalability, reliability, and continuous availability. The course explores the core concepts that drive these features, including distributed architecture, data modeling, CQL, table design, data types, tunable consistency, and the read/write path. Lessons combine theoretical insights with hands-on exercises, allowing you to execute CQL queries directly in your browser and view real-time results with no setup required. Additi...Show More

Apache Cassandra is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database recognized for its scalability, reliability, and continuous avail...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of Apache Cassandra’s evolution and key features

An understanding of Cassandra’s architecture and the basics of data modeling in Cassandra

Hands-on experience with CQL, DDL, and DML operations

The ability to utilize primary and secondary indexes effectively for data organization

Working knowledge of Cassandra data types: native, collections, user-defined, and tuples

The ability to configure tunable consistency and evaluate its impact

Working knowledge of Cassandra’s read and write paths

An understanding of Apache Cassandra’s evolution and key features

Content

55 Lessons8 Quizzes

Getting Started

1 Lessons

Learn essential Cassandra skills, including architecture, data modeling, and CQL.

Course Overview

Apache Cassandra Overview

3 Lessons

Discover Apache Cassandra’s history, features, and ideal use cases for data management.

History

Features and Use Cases

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Overview

Apache Cassandra Architecture

11 Lessons

Explore Cassandra’s architecture, management tools, and data-handling mechanisms for effective database operations.

Topology

The nodetool Utility

The Cassandra Shell

Exploring Cluster Topology with Cassandra Shell

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Topology, Nodetool utility and CQL shell

Partitioning

Illustration: Partitioning

Replication and CQL DDL: CREATE KEYSPACE statement

CQL DDL: USE, DESCRIBE, ALTER, DROP KEYSPACE statements

Apache Cassandra system_schema Keyspace

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Partitioning and Replication

Apache Cassandra Data Modeling

5 Lessons

Explore Apache Cassandra’s storage structure, modeling, and native data types.

Storage Structure

Data Modeling Process

Native Data Types

Illustration: Native Data Types

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Data Modeling

Apache Cassandra Table

17 Lessons

For efficient performance, explore data organization, management, and querying in Apache Cassandra.

Apache Cassandra Table

CQL DDL: CREATE TABLE statement

CQL DDL: DESCRIBE, DROP, and TRUNCATE TABLE statements

CQL DDL: ALTER TABLE statement

CQL DML: SELECT statement

CQL DML: INSERT statement

CQL DML: UPDATE statement

CQL DML: DELETE statement

Apache Cassandra Primary Key and Partition Keys

Composite Partition Key

Primary Key Clustering Columns

Table option: CLUSTERING ORDER BY

Search Restrictions Solution: ALLOW FILTERING option

Search Restrictions Solution: Secondary Index

Search Restrictions Solution: Denormalization

Static Columns

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Table

Apache Cassandra Data Types

8 Lessons

Explore Apache Cassandra’s data types, including counters, collections, UDTs, and tuples.

Native Data Type: Counter

Collection Data Type: SET

Collection Data Type: LIST

Collection Data Type: MAP

User-Defined Data Type

Illustration: User-Defined Data Type

Tuple Data Type

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Data Types

Tunable Consistency

5 Lessons

Explore data consistency and various levels in Apache Cassandra for optimal performance.

Consistency

Consistency Levels: ALL, EACH_QUORUM, QUORUM, and LOCAL_QUORUM

Consistency Levels: THREE, TWO, ONE, LOCAL_ONE, and ANY

Illustration: Apache Cassandra Consistency Levels

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Tunable Consistency

Apache Cassandra Read and Write Path

3 Lessons

Understand Cassandra’s efficient write and read paths for optimized data management.

The Write Path

The Read Path

Quiz: Apache Cassandra Read and Write Path

Wrap Up

2 Lessons

Explore course summary and learn best practices for optimizing Cassandra’s performance and scalability.

Course Summary

Appendix: Miscellaneous Guidelines and Additional Resources

Certificate of Completion

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DataJek

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