Wens Gerdyman

<p>With its high availability and scalability, Apache Cassandra™ broke new ground in the database world and gained the trust of thousands of companies, who use it to back high-performance applications. Recent innovations have catapulted Cassandra beyond the highly scalable and fault-tolerant domain only. For example, Project <a href="https://k8ssandra.io/">K8ssandra</a> has <a href="https://thenewstack.io/a-case-for-databases-on-kubernetes-from-a-former-skeptic/">made it easy</a> for operators to run Cassandra on Kubernetes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Another innovation is <a href="http://www.stargate.io">Stargate</a>, the modern data APIs for Cassandra. Stargate helps developers <a href="https://www.datastax.com/blog/2021/02/turbocharge-app-development-dse-stargate-support-modern-data-apis">turbocharge app development</a>, so you can prototype quickly and back production applications with Cassandra, using the APIs you’re already familiar with: REST, schemaless JSON, and GraphQL, and cut by half the time required to launch your applications.</p>

<p>Operators should gain confidence in the ability of Cassandra to back applications using multiple data models, including documents (in addition to tabular/key-value). Reduce your headache by <a href="https://www.datastax.com/blog/2021/05/how-need-speed-changing-multi-model-database-requirements">leveraging Cassandra as a multi-model database</a> and consolidate your database sprawl to Cassandra/DSE/Astra.</p>

<h2>3 steps to API your way to Cassandra</h2>

<h3>1. Sign up for Astra</h3>

<p>Since Stargate is the default API of Astra, the serverless Cassandra-as-a-Service by DataStax, there is nothing to install. As a developer you can <a href="https://www.datastax.com/products/datastax-astra">sign up to use Astra</a> for free, which is quite handy when you’re still prototyping.&nbsp;</p>

<h3>2. Develop on Cloud APIs</h3>

<p>Now that everything is set up, developers can <a href="https://stargate.io/docs/stargate/1.0/developers-guide/devguide.html">start developing</a> prototypes on Stargate APIs, whether the application’s data is key value, tabular, or schemaless document. To you, the “database” appears as just a cloud API. You can even use tools like Postman as the client interface.</p>

<h3>3. Bring it to production</h3>

<p>When you decide to bring your prototype to production, you can continue to use Astra’s pay-as-you-go service. To bring it in house, your operator can <a href="https://stargate.io/docs/stargate/1.0/developers-guide/install/install_overview.html">install Stargate</a> to use with your existing Cassandra OSS or DSE. They can <a href="https://stargate.io/docs/stargate/1.0/developers-guide/authnz.html">create more users and auth tokens</a> so other developers and applications can access Cassandra or DSE via Stargate.</p>

<h2>Still need help?</h2>

<p>DataStax can assist you. Contact your Account Executive to schedule a workshop for using Stargate with DataStax Enterprise and DataStax Astra, or Apache Cassandra OSS for <a href="https://www.datastax.com/products/luna">DataStax Luna</a> customers.</p>


Consolidate on Cassandra with Modern APIs and Reduce Time to Market by 50%

Wens GerdymanDirector of Product Marketing

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3 steps to API your way to Cassandra

1. Sign up for Astra

2. Develop on Cloud APIs

3. Bring it to production

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