Cassandra

Jul 25, 2022

1000 node Cassandra cluster on Amazon's EKS

Apache Cassandra is a distributed database that does a great job with geo-distributed workloads. K8ssandra, on the other hand, makes it possible to run it on Kubernetes, equipped with backups and dashboarding.

Apr 11, 2022

Designing Stateful Apps for the Cloud and Kubernetes

Almost all applications have some kind of stateful part. How do we navigate a cloud-based world of containers where stateless and functions-as-a-service are all the rage? As a long-time architect, designer, and developer of very stateful apps, Evan takes us on a journey through the modern cloud world and Kubernetes, offering helpful design patterns, considerations, tips, and where things are going.

Mar 7, 2022

Developing a Multi-cluster Operator with the K8ssandra Operator

Cassandra is a highly scalable database with an architecture that makes it well suited for multi-region workloads. A Kubernetes cluster often spans across multiple zones within a single region. However, multi-region Kubernetes clusters are less common though due to the technical challenges that they present. This has led to a growing number of multi-cluster solutions.

Nov 22, 2021

Deploying Cassandra to Multiple Kubernetes Clusters

Over the last few months, the K8ssandra team has been talking about building a new operator for K8ssandra. The first release of that work has officially arrived! We’re not at the finish line just yet, but we’ve hit the first major milestone: making it easier than ever to run Apache Cassandra® across multiple Kubernetes (K8s) clusters in multiple regions.

Nov 10, 2021

Macquarie Bank’s Journey to Running Databases on Kubernetes

Macquarie Bank migrated stateful workloads including databases to the cloud using Kubernetes. The talk goes over how they progressively matured automation while also going from self-managed Kubernetes on AWS to Google’s GKE. As early adopters of the beta version of StatefulSets, they discuss how it matured and how they added additional customizations and database awareness with kOps, Helm charts, and operators. They also discuss backup/restore, secure config management, and a roadmap for the future.