Preface

This book is intended to help you understand the Apache Cassandra NoSQL database. It will describe procedures and methods for configuring, installing, and maintaining a high-performing Cassandra cluster. This book can serve as a reference for some of the more obscure configuration parameters and commands that may be needed to operate and maintain a cluster. Also, tools and methods will be suggested for integrating Cassandra with Apache Spark, as well as practices for building Java applications that use Cassandra.