Cassandra: The Definitive Guide - Distributed Data at Web Scale

In the rapidly evolving landscape of big data and distributed systems, understanding how to manage large-scale, fault-tolerant databases is crucial. This book offers an authoritative exploration of Apache Cassandra, a highly scalable and decentralized database designed to handle vast amounts of data across many commodity servers without any single point of failure. Through a detailed examination of Cassandra's architecture and operational principles, readers gain insights into building robust, high-performance distributed data systems that can meet the demands of modern web-scale applications.

• Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Architecture: Cassandra avoids single points of failure by distributing data evenly...

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