This presentation provides an overview of DataStax Enterprise, which is a smart data platform built on Apache Cassandra that manages both real-time and analytic data in the same database cluster.

1. What is DataStax
Enterprise?

2. Database Challenge #1
Modern businesses need a scalable, high-performance,
easy to use database that is cost effective…

3. Database Challenge #2
Modern businesses need to be able to manage large volumes
of real-time data AND run analytic operations on that same
data as quickly as possible to make business decisions…
Real-Time Analytic
Databases Databases
Data Movement
ETL Routines

4. What is DataStax Enterprise?
DataStax Enterprise is a…
› Distributed…
› Fast…
› Scalable…
› Highly available…
› Easy to use…
smart database platform built on Apache Cassandra that delivers
optimal performance either on premise or in the cloud for modern
applications that manage both real-time and analytic data
workloads.

5. What is DataStax Enterprise??
1. DataStax Enterprise
Database Server
2. OpsCenter Enterprise
Management solution
3. Expert production
support & consultative
services

6. DataStax Enterprise Server
DataStax Enterprise Server inherits all the enterprise-
class features of Cassandra.
› Big Data scalability
› Fast /Linear scale performance
› No single point of failure
› Enterprise / multi-data center / Cloud data distribution
› Read/Write Anywhere capable
› Flexible schema
› Tunable data consistency
› Data compression
› Familiar SQL-Like language – CQL
› Easy setup
› No special hardware needed
› No special caching layer needed

7. DataStax Enterprise Server
DataStax Enterprise combines real-time and analytic data
management in one database.
› Fast real-time database
› Hadoop analytic database
› Fully 100% Hadoop compatible –
MapReduce, Hive, and Pig
› Uses CassandraFS as Hadoop HDFS
storage
› No single points of failure as in Apache
Hadoop distribution
› Faster than Apache Hadoop distribution
› No complex ETL processes or tools
› Data replicated among real-time and
analytic nodes

8. DataStax Enterprise Server
DataStax Enterprise provides for smart workload isolation
between real-time/analytic activities.
› Real-time and analytic workloads do not
compete for data or compute resources
› Analytic data is transparently replicated 2 3
to nodes devoted to analytic tasks
› Can read/write on any node Real-Time
Replication
› The platform is smart enough to keep 1 4
real-time and analytic workloads
separated Analytics
6 5

9. OpsCenter Enterprise
OpsCenter Enterprise supplies management, monitoring,
and control over DataStax Enterprise servers from a single,
web-based console.
› Visual, browser-based user interface
› Administration tasks carried out in
point-and-click fashion
› Allows for visual rebalance of data
across a cluster
› Contains proactive alerts that warn
of impending issues
› Built-in external notification abilities
› Monitors all Hadoop operations

10. Expert Production Support
DataStax Enterprise includes production support and
consultative services from the Cassandra experts.
› Support service level agreements
that range from business hours to
24x7x365 for applications that
need around-the-clock coverage
› Consultative support for assistance
on architecture, design, and
tuning
› Certified quarterly service packs
that keep you up to date on all
your software
› Hot-fix support for emergency
maintenance situations

11. Where Can I use DataStax Enterprise?
DataStax Enterprise is perfect for the following use cases:
› Real-time systems that need high
availability and need to scale past
one machine
› Big Data environments
› Time-series applications
› Telecommunication systems
needing fast performance and
extreme high availability
› Sensor driven systems
› Click stream data management
› Web retail and session
management applications

12. DataStax Enterprise
Provides modern businesses with a scalable, high-performance, easy to use, cost-effective
database that transparently manages both real-time and analytic data in the same
database.
Scalable Operational Cost Real-Time +
Performance Ease Effective Analytics
DataStax Enterprise ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Oracle Exadata ✔ ✔ ✖ ✔
MySQL ✖ ✔ ✔ ✖
MongoDB ✖ ✔ ✔ ✖
Sharding (MySQL/Mongo) ✔ ✖ ✔ ✖
HBase ✔ ✖ ✔ ✖
Oracle NoSQL DB ✔ ✖ ? ✔

13. Next Steps
Download DataStax Enterprise and try it in your own
environment.
› Go to www.datastax.com/
software
› Download a copy of DataStax
Enterprise
› Installs and configures in minutes
› Includes a 30-day trial of all
functionality and tools

14. For More Information
www.datastax.com
› White paper: DataStax Enterprise
› White paper: NoSQL in the Enterprise
› White paper: Big Data – Beyond the Hype
› Datasheets
› User/Customer Case Studies
› FAQ’s

15. Thanks…!