Cassandra Primary Use Case

Himanshu Amodwala - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior cloud solution architect at Microsoft

We developed a Product Information Management system tailored for e-commerce. This homegrown system has evolved into a Software-as-a-Service offering available on the marketplace. The primary challenge addressed by this solution was managing vast amounts of data associated with products.

In this context, major e-commerce players like Amazon handle billions of images, regularly updating metadata and product attributes. The details visible on platforms such as Amazon, Alibaba, or Walmart, encompassing product specifications like laptop configurations, processors, RAM, etc., involve handling an enormous volume of information. 

For this use case, a key requirement was a reliable system with high uptime that did not adhere to the traditional master-slave or leader-follower architecture. Initially opting for Cassandra to meet these criteria, we encountered challenges related to the availability of skilled developers and Database Administrators. Consequently, we decided to transition to MongoDB to address these technical skill constraints.

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Chethan Rao S - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Medflix

We used the product because we wanted a database to handle heavy write workloads. Our events had time series data, so we found the product useful.

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Jason-Nash - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Architect at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

This solution was a component of our messaging system. We used it as a high-capacity memory-based database.

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An-Pham - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy General Manager at Viettel Group

We use the solution for database management.

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Phillip Peter - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Infrastructure Manager at University of Zimbabwe

We set up our own Cassandra cluster. Cassandra is used in our processes.

It's running in the cloud. As previously stated, we use Azure for virtual instances and we set up our own cloud server there.

Cassandra is used for most of our applications that don't require a lot of associated data, such as video and a model.

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LP
Senior Database Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Cassandra can be deployed on-premise and in the cloud.

We are storing all our analytics application data in Cassandra.

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NA
CTO at Zoofy

Our primary use case of this solution was for working on PNRs and user journey plans for an airline. Things such as check-in times, airport arrival time, boarding times, etc. We stored all that data in Cassandra. I currently work as a chief technology officer.

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VijayKumar16 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Business Development Executive - Applications, Data & AI Practice at Kyndryl

We use Cassandra for our applications.

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RM
Senior Director IP led Services (PES) at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are using this solution for IoT projects where there is a need for high-performance runtime databases.

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AK
Senior Data Architect Manager at Unifonic

We deploy this solution on-prem and on the cloud. I'm a senior data architect manager.

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SS
Software Engineer at Freelancer

I was working for a client where there was a huge amount of data, where all the networks were intercepted. We used to do analytics on top of it. We did entity profiling. We take data and we use it to build profiles for users. Then we profile how many emails the user is sending. We see his complete profile and his behavioral traits, like what websites he's visiting and his e-commerce activity.

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KP
Senior System Integration Engineer at a tech consulting company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Our primary use case for the solution is testing.

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RG
Database Developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I designed a product catalog data model in Cassandra according to their features and properties, loading millions of data and performing the required queries over it. 

Now, I am getting much better performance than relational databases.

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AS
DevOps, Big-Data Architect at NetAngelS

We've used Cassandra in the past to design a right-node read-less ideology. We mainly use it for its database capabilities.

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GM
Managing Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Our primary use case is developing software for others and it's really a solution for enterprise size companies. We're like integrators and we have numerous technical partners that implement. We have a partnership with the company, implementing the service on projects. I'm a managing director of the company. 

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