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2017

DataStax to Present at Forrester CXNYC 2017 Forum

SANTA CLARA, CA – JUNE 13, 2017 – DataStax, the leader in data management for cloud applications, today announced that DataStax will participate in the Forrester CXNYC 2017 Forum​ taking place on June 19-21 in New York City. The event will focus on designing breakaway customer experiences (CX) to deliver CX programs that drive revenue… View Article

Webinar on How DataStax Helps Customer Improve User Experience

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 31, 2017 – DataStax, the leader in data management for cloud applications, today announced a webinar about how the Customer Fabrics Platform team at Microsoft deployed DataStax Enterprise (DSE) on Microsoft Azure to better understand user behavior and experience for Office 365. Results include better support for Microsoft’s fastest-selling product,… View Article

DataStax Simplifies Delivering Cloud Applications at Scale with DataStax Managed Cloud

  A fully-managed data platform built on the best distribution of Apache Cassandra™ that enables a faster time to market for customers DataStax Managed Cloud offers choice and flexibility allowing enterprises to achieve business goals faster and focus on driving innovation Available immediately on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with planned expansion to Microsoft Azure and… View Article

DataStax Helps Enterprises Make the Most of their Data Infrastructures with New Webinar Series: Going Beyond Apache Cassandra™

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 4, 2017 – DataStax, the leader in data management for cloud applications, today announced an educational webinar series to show DataStax Enterprise (DSE) users how to make the most of the always-on data management platform to meet their enterprise requirements. DataStax has been the biggest contributor to the Apache Cassandra… View Article

DataStax Unveils New Strategy and Solutions to Help Enterprises Implement Critical Customer Experience Initiatives

DataStax’s CX Data Solution puts enterprises on a fast track for building and deploying Customer Experience (CX) projects such as Customer 360 and Real-Time Personalization Upcoming independent Thought Leadership Paper highlights massive CX needs and challenges facing today’s enterprises DataStax Enterprise, the always-on data platform, continues advancement that meets the demanding data requirements of all… View Article

DataStax Appoints Robert O’Donovan as Chief Financial Officer

Seasoned Financial Leader to Drive Enterprise Execution SANTA CLARA, CA – February 1, 2017 – DataStax, the leading provider of data management for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of Robert O’Donovan as chief financial officer. O’Donovan joins DataStax from Pivotal, Inc., where he was instrumental in migrating the company’s business model towards a subscription… View Article

DataStax Announces Retirement of CFO Dennis Wolf

SANTA CLARA, CA – February 1, 2017 – DataStax, the leading provider of data management for cloud applications, announced the retirement of chief financial officer Dennis Wolf effective as of today. Wolf served as CFO since 2013, stewarding DataStax through a key period of growth following the company’s founding in 2010. “I would like to… View Article

DataStax Helps First Utility Drive Better Customer Experience Through Innovative Energy Management

Transforms customer experience with at-a-glance energy information in an innovative digital application DataStax helped First Utility undertake digital transformation to create next-gen applications Required an entirely new data platform that could securely store and manipulate large amounts of data SANTA CLARA, CA – January 17, 2017 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for… View Article

2016

DataStax Appoints David Waugh as Senior Vice President of Market Development

Senior Technology Executive to Define and Execute High Value Cloud Applications Market SANTA CLARA, CA – December 6, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of David Waugh as senior vice president of market development, where he will be responsible for the strategy of, and execution… View Article

DataStax Expands Operations in Germany With New Office in Berlin

New office and DataStax Day events in Munich and Frankfurt support rapidly growing customer and partner base SANTA CLARA, CA AND BERLIN, GERMANY – November 29, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications based on Apache Cassandra™, today announced the opening of a new office in Berlin, Germany to support… View Article

DataStax Acquires DataScale, Unveils Plans for DataStax Managed Cloud

Will extend DataStax’s cloud-scale data layer to fit customers’ hybrid cloud architectures   Will provide customers with multiple consumption models for DataStax Enterprise Will minimize friction for customers delivering transformative cloud applications SANTA CLARA, CA – November 15, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications based on Apache Cassandra™, today… View Article

DataStax Receives Highest Scores in 2 Use Cases in Gartner’s Critical Capabilities for Operational Database Management Systems

SANTA CLARA, CA – October 18, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced that Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has given it the highest Product Score in the Distributed Variable Data use case and the highest Product Score… View Article

DataStax Helps IHS Markit Power Digital Catalog to Deliver Exceptional Customer Experience

DataStax Enterprise and Microsoft Azure power IHS Markit’s Parts Content Factory, a digital catalog containing 500 million parts and components for everything from smartphones to satellites Required a highly scalable NoSQL database platform able to unify a disconnected mix of relational databases Selected DataStax Enterprise for its scalability and performance, and powerful analytics and search… View Article

DataStax Helps Power Macquarie’s World-Class Customer Experience

DataStax Enterprise helps drive intuitive digital banking experience to give retail customers the power to take control of their finances Foundational technology allows Macquarie to respond to ever-changing needs, while delivering an exceptional experience and value Powerful search and analytics capabilities in DataStax Enterprise support Macquarie’s mission- critical, real-time and data intensive application SAN JOSE, Calif. (Cassandra… View Article

DataStax Appoints Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer

Senior Marketing Leader to Execute Company’s Cloud Applications Strategy SANTA CLARA, CA – August 23, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of Karl Van den Bergh as chief marketing officer. Van den Bergh joins DataStax from TIBCO and is an industry veteran with a history… View Article

DataStax Named A Leader in Big Data NoSQL by Independent Research Firm

Receives Highest Scores Possible for Performance, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Roadmap and Ability to Execute SANTA CLARA, CA – August 17, 2016 – DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced it has been named a leader in the “The Forrester Wave™: Big Data NoSQL, Q3 2016” by Forrester Research. In… View Article

DataStax to Present at the Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum and the Oppenheimer Technology, Internet & Communications Conference

SANTA CLARA, CA, August 9, 2016 — DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced that DataStax will participate in the following conferences in August: Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum Vail, CO Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. MT Panel: Analytics: The Journey Toward Actionable Insights Presenter: Matt Pfeil,… View Article

DataStax and Mesosphere Lead Databases Into “Container 2.0” Era With DataStax Enterprise on DC/OS

DataStax Enterprise, Built on Apache Cassandra™, Now Generally Available and Supported on DC/OS, Allows Enterprises to Build Modern “Container 2.0” Applications SANTA CLARA, CA – August 1, 2016 — DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, and Mesosphere today announced that DataStax Enterprise (DSE) is now generally available and will be commercially… View Article

DataStax Hosts Cassandra Summit 2016 – World’s Largest Gathering of Apache Cassandra Developers, Users & Industry Thought Leaders

Keynote and live demo from leading global financial institution, Macquarie Bank Speakers from organizations including Netflix, Choice Hotels International, Target, Cisco, Spotify, The Weather Channel, Uber and more DataStax Apache Cassandra certification exam and hands-on training to help attendees master the stack and build disruptive cloud apps Summit sponsors include Accenture, Mikan Associates, KPI Partners,… View Article

DataStax Announces DataStax Enterprise Graph, the Only Scalable Real-Time Graph Database

Powers cloud applications that need to manage complex and highly connected data Graph-specific use cases include master data management, recommendation & personalization, security & fraud detection, IoT & networking Part of the only multi-model, scalable, distributed database management platform that includes key-value, tabular, JSON/document and graph data capabilities DataStax Enterprise Graph early access program participants… View Article

DataStax Survey Shows Increasing Demand for Apache Cassandra Experts and Massive Skills Gap in the NoSQL Industry

DataStax Academy survey reveals only eight percent of respondents believe the current pool of skilled NoSQL technologists is large enough to meet industry demand 73 percent of respondents agree Apache Cassandra is critical to their job function, yet nearly 60 percent indicated it wasn’t critical six months ago DataStax Academy removes the barriers to expert… View Article

Gartner Evaluates DataStax in Recent “Framework for Assessing NoSQL Databases” Report

Report includes key findings, recommendations and reasons to deploy an operational, table-style database SANTA CLARA, CA -– March 2, 2016 – DataStax, the provider of database software for cloud applications, today announced that Gartner Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, recently released a detailed report titled “Assessment of DataStax Enterprise with Cassandra”… View Article

DataStax to Present at the 2016 JMP Securities Technology Conference and Pacific Crest Emerging Technology Summit

SANTA CLARA, CA, March 1, 2016 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that DataStax will participate in the following conferences in March: JMP Securities Technology Conference San Francisco, CA Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. PST Presenter: Matt Pfeil, Co-Founder and CCO Pacific Crest Emerging Technology Summit… View Article

DataStax to Present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2016

SANTA CLARA, CA, February 4, 2016 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that Billy Bosworth, CEO, will present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:20 a.m. PST. About DataStax DataStax delivers Apache Cassandra™ in a database… View Article

2015

DataStax Appoints Steve Rowland as Executive Vice President, Field Operations

Experienced Sales Leader to Help Drive Next Phase of Company’s Growth SANTA CLARA, CA – October 19, 2015 – DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Steve Rowland as executive vice president of field operations. Rowland joins DataStax from Apigee and has more than 20 years of… View Article

DataStax Named a Leader in 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems

Recognized for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute SANTA CLARA, CA – October 13, 2015 – DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that Gartner Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, has named DataStax a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management… View Article

DataStax Unveils DataStax Enterprise 4.8 at Cassandra Summit 2015, the World’s Largest NoSQL Conference

Open-Source Graph Database Titan 1.0 Released and Technical Preview of Apache Cassandra 3.0 Available DataStax Enterprise 4.8 supplies upgrades and enhancements for running transactional-analytical applications that require lightning fast search Titan 1.0 provides high performance, scale-out graph database capabilities powered by open source standards for graph development, ​Apache ​Tinker​P​op and Gremlin Apache Cassandra 3.0 delivers… View Article

DataStax Announces Strategic Collaboration with Microsoft

DataStax delivers a leading fully-distributed database for public and private cloud deployments DataStax Enterprise on Microsoft Azure enables developers to develop, deploy and monitor enterprise-ready IoT, Web and mobile applications spanning public and private clouds Scott Guthrie, EVP Cloud and Enterprise, Microsoft, to co-deliver Cassandra Summit 2015 keynote SANTA CLARA, CA – September 23, 2015… View Article

DataStax Announces Cassandra Summit 2015 Breaks Prior Attendee Record With 6,000+ Registered, Microsoft EVP Scott Guthrie to Keynote

Joint keynote from Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Executive Vice President, Scott Guthrie and DataStax CEO, Billy Bosworth Keynote from Apache Cassandra Project Chair and DataStax Co-founder and CTO, Jonathan Ellis Sixth annual Cassandra Summit breaks prior attendee record with 6,000+ registered to date SANTA CLARA, CA – September 2, 2015 – DataStax, the company that… View Article

DataStax Joins BSA | The Software Alliance

WASHINGTON — July 28, 2015 — BSA | The Software Alliance today announced that DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, joined BSA as its newest member. “Data is a critical enterprise resource as it transforms business and enables life-changing customer experiences, and DataStax is at the forefront of this movement,” said… View Article

DataStax Announces DevCenter 1.4 and Support for JSON

Combines smart and easy handling of JSON data with the performance, scalability and always-on availability of Apache Cassandra JSON support via DataStax DevCenter 1.4, provides developers and administrators an easier way to organize, store, query and retrieve data Supplies developers with additional server-side and visual development capabilities to help seamlessly navigate and interact with database… View Article

DataStax To Train 25,000 Developers and Operations Managers in Apache Cassandra in 2015

Cassandra Day World Tour speakers include executives from Microsoft, Asurion, Hulu, FullStory, Accenture, CareerBuilder.com, British Gas Connected Homes Apache Cassandra is the highest paid NoSQL database skill, according to Dice.com1 Apache Cassandra Certification Program to debut at Cassandra Summit 2015 SANTA CLARA, CA, June 22, 2015 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the… View Article

DataStax CEO, Billy Bosworth, Joins Tableau Software’s Board of Directors

SANTA CLARA, CA – June 1, 2015 – DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that DataStax CEO, Billy Bosworth, has been appointed to Tableau Software’s Board of Directors. Tableau Software is a global leader in rapid fire, easy-to-use business analytics software. Click to Tweet: #DataStax CEO @Billy_Bosworth appointed to… View Article

DataStax and O’Reilly Media Join Forces to Launch Apache Cassandra Certification Program

DataStax and O’Reilly Media set the bar for certifying Apache Cassandra developers and administrators DataStax continues to improve access to training and addresses the growing demand to expand the Apache Cassandra talent pool Approximately 28 percent higher salary for Cassandra developers compared to legacy database developers, according to Dice.com1 SANTA CLARA, CA – May 27,… View Article

DataStax Announces DSE 4.7, the Complete Distributed Database Platform With Integrated Search, Analytics and In-Memory, Purpose-Built For Mixed Workloads

Innovative ‘Live Indexing’ makes new, high-velocity transactional data immediately available for search and analytics Combined search and analytic functionality allows developers to use Apache Solr™  search syntax in conjunction with Apache Spark’s SparkSQL™  to run analytics and search on the same nodes, delivering more agility to developers and faster time to market for applications Advanced… View Article

DataStax To Present at Jefferies TMT, Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology and Cowen TMT Conferences

SANTA CLARA, CA, May 7, 2015 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that its executives will present at the following financial technology conferences in May: Jefferies 2015 TMT Conference Mandarin Oriental Brickell, Miami, FL Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 10:00 a.m. EDT Panel: “Big Data Infrastructure: Disruptive & Incremental”… View Article

DataStax Announces New Database Solution with HP

First Distributed Database Management Solution with DataStax Enterprise on HP Moonshot Servers, Designed to Efficiently Support Big Data Applications with Predictable Scalability and Exceptional Performance Delivers up to a 66 percent savings in total cost of ownership* Increases operations per second by 1.7x over traditional rack mount infrastructure for rapid response** Easily deploy additional HP… View Article

5 Years Explosive Growth Set to Continue for DataStax

More than 500 enterprise customers globally, including 30 percent of the Fortune 100 Customers include Target, Netflix, Comcast, eBay, ING, Penn Mutual and Safeway Strong participation and continued momentum for DataStax Startup Program and DataStax Partner Network Program Cassandra Summit 2015 expected to draw a record breaking 7,000+ attendees SANTA CLARA, CA – April 14,… View Article

Apache Cassandra Leads All Others In Latest NoSQL Benchmark

Independent Database Expert Firm, End Point, Shows That Cassandra Outperforms Other NoSQL Databases in Revealing Database Benchmark NEW YORK – April 13, 2015 – End Point, a database expert and full-service ecommerce consulting company, today announced the results of a NoSQL database benchmark between Apache CassandraTM, MongoDB, HBase and Couchbase. The end conclusions were that… View Article

EY announces DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth is an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award semifinalist in Northern California

SANTA CLARA, CA, April 6, 2015 – EY announced that Billy Bosworth, CEO of DataStax, is a semifinalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Northern California region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their… View Article

DataStax To Present at JMP Securities, Morgan Stanley & Pacific Crest Conferences

SANTA CLARA, CA, March 2, 2015 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that its executives will present at the following financial technology conferences this week: The JMP Securities Technology Conference Ritz Carlton, San Francisco Monday, March 2, 2015, 2:00 p.m. PST, Company Presentation Matt Pfeil, Co-Founder and CCO,… View Article

DataStax To Present at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2015

SANTA CLARA, CA, February 9, 2015 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that Billy Bosworth, CEO of DataStax, Dennis Wolf, CFO, and John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, February 10,… View Article

DataStax Acquires Aurelius, The Experts Behind TitanDB

DataStax Extends Its Industry Leading Distributed Database Platform By Bringing Graph Database Technology To Cassandra Will deliver massively scalable, always-on graph database technology for mission-critical Internet of Things (IOT), web and mobile applications Will be the only unified distributed database management platform to include graph, analytics, search and in-memory capabilities Will simplify the adoption of… View Article

2014

DataStax Announces DSE 4.6 – the Leading Database Platform for IOT, Web and Mobile Applications

Apache Spark™ streaming analytics integrated with real-time transactions processing delivers new levels of personalization at global scale Enhanced backup and restore service sets new standards in customer data protection Advancements in OpsCenter 5.1 further enhances operational simplicity in multi datacenter environments on premise, in the cloud or both LONDON, December 4, 2014 — At Cassandra… View Article

DataStax To Present at Credit Suisse 2014 Annual Technology Conference

SANTA CLARA, CA, November 24, 2014  — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that Matt Pfeil, co-founder and chief customer officer of DataStax, and Dennis Wolf, CFO, will be presenting at the Credit Suisse 2014 Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. MST…. View Article

DataStax Hosts Second Annual Cassandra Summit Europe 2014

DataStax Hosts Second Annual Cassandra Summit Europe 2014, The Largest Gathering of Apache Cassandra™ Users in Europe British Gas Connected Homes, Spotify, ING, Credit Suisse, DemonWare and Many More To Showcase How Apache Cassandra™ Delivers An Agile, Always-On Technology Infrastructure for Today’s Online Applications. LONDON, November 14, 2014 – DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™… View Article

Gartner Names DataStax a ‘Visionary’ in the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems

Report Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute SANTA CLARA, CA, October 21, 2014— DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that Gartner Inc. the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, has named DataStax a ‘Visionary’ in the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems… View Article

DataStax Partner Program Doubles to Meet Market Demand for Always-On Applications

DataStax Partner Network Program Attracts Top-Tier Solutions, Applications, Infrastructure and Ecosystem Partners The DataStax Partner Network expands to more than 115 partner companies in less than 7 months Partner membership has doubled in size contributing to 356 percent increase in partner-related revenue year over year, with the solutions category experiencing the highest growth DataStax’s distributed… View Article

DataStax Expands DataStax Academy Online Training Portfolio

All-new Virtual and Online Instructor-led Cassandra Training Courses Expanded to Meet Strong Market Demand DataStax Academy removes barriers to getting expert training on Apache Cassandra, with free and paid virtual instructor options A completely redesigned course catalog for public, onsite, and online classroom training More than 2,500 developers will be trained onsite at Cassandra Summit… View Article

DataStax Raises $106 Million

Investment solidifies growing global enterprise demands for Distributed Database Management Systems SANTA CLARA, CA, September 4, 2014 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that it has secured $106 million in Series E financing. This amount, together with the $84 million investment in previous rounds, brings the total invested… View Article

DataStax Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences

SANTA CLARA, CA, August 8, 2014 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced that CEO Billy Bosworth and CFO Dennis Wolf will participate in these upcoming investor conferences: Pacific Crest 16th Annual Global Technology Leadership Forum Sonnenalp Resort 20 Vail Road Vail, CO Panel – August 12, 2014 at… View Article

DataStax Hosts Fifth Annual Cassandra Summit

Disney, Instagram, Target, Microsoft, ING, Credit-Suisse, DemonWare and Hundreds More To Showcase How Apache Cassandra Transformed their Business at the World’s First Distributed Community Conference SANTA CLARA, CA, July 16, 2014 — DataStax, the leading distributed database management system that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise, today announced it will host the fifth annual Cassandra… View Article

DataStax Unveils DSE 4.5 – The Future of the Distributed Database Management System

Blazing Performance, Operational Simplicity and Up to 100x Integrated Faster Analytics First to market with lightning fast completely integrated in-memory analytics powered by Spark Automated diagnostic and performance tuning drives operational simplicity Enhanced visual management supplies g reater ease of use and increased security SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 30, 2014 — At today’s Spark Summit… View Article

DataStax and Databricks Partner to Deliver Up to 100X Faster Analytics Fully Distributed, Highly Scalable Cassandra Database

Industry-first integration of leading open-source technologies enables companies like Ooyala, Health Market Science, and Pearson Education to deliver highly personalized online customer experiences By integrating Apache Spark and Apache Cassandra, lightning-fast analytics are now embedded into the transaction processing of the Distributed DBMS Partnership will deliver open source code back to the Apache Spark and… View Article

DataStax Appoints Tony Kavanagh as Chief Marketing Officer

Salesforce.com Marketing Executive Joins Leading NoSQL Database Company Santa Clara, CA, March 25, 2014 — DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra to the enterprise, today announced it has hired Tony Kavanagh, as chief marketing officer, responsible for driving the global marketing strategy and overseeing the company’s comprehensive marketing functions. Kavanagh joins DataStax as the… View Article

DataStax Adds In-Memory Option to Cassandra Database — Enables Companies to Process Data up to 100X Faster in Online Applications

DataStax Enterprise 4.0 introduces in-memory database option to Cassandra with dial-a-performance flexibility, ideal for high-performance financial, telecom and e-commerce applications where speed is critical to success. Comprehensive search enhancements empower developers with faster search operations and increased productivity. Version 4.1 of DataStax OpsCenter supplies more powerful capacity management capabilities and improved visual monitoring of production… View Article

DataStax Announces Partner Network Program with Accenture, Google Cloud Platform, and Other Technology Service Providers and Big Data Vendors

Solutions, Applications, Infrastructure and Ecosystem Partners Enable DataStax to Power Online Applications Across a Broad Range of Environments Strata, Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 11, 2014 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced its partner program designed to increase adoption of DataStax Enterprise, the Apache Cassandra-based database used by… View Article

DataStax Hires Clint Smith as General Counsel

Responsible for all Legal Matters as Company Undergoes Significant Revenue, International, Channel and Headcount Expansion San Mateo, Calif., Jan. 15, 2014 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced it has hired Clint Smith as general counsel, responsible for the company’s legal affairs, including corporate law, intellectual property strategy,… View Article

Jim Baum, Former CEO of Netezza, Joins DataStax Board of Directors

Technology Veteran Brings High Growth Expertise to Leading NoSQL Database Provider San Mateo, Calif., Jan. 15, 2014 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced that Jim Baum has joined its Board of Directors. Baum recently was CEO of data warehousing and analytics company Netezza. In 2007, he worked… View Article

2013

DataStax Tests Enterprise-grade Cassandra Database on Google Compute Engine

Results Demonstrated Strong Operational Stability, Robustness During Reboot, and Maximized Disk Performance San Mateo, Calif., Dec. 9, 2013 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced that it has tested DataStax Enterprise on Google Compute Engine, which recently became generally available to all developers. The combination of DataStax Enterprise… View Article

DataStax Announces First NoSQL Database with Automatic Management Services

DataStax Announces First NoSQL Database with Automatic Management Services San Mateo, Calif., Nov. 14, 2013 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced that it is the first NoSQL database provider to offer built-in automatic management services, which allow users to proactively manage and optimize their database clusters. The… View Article

DataStax Appoints Dennis Wolf as Chief Financial Officer

Silicon Valley Veteran to Drive Next Phase of Financial Growth for DataStax San Mateo, Calif., Oct. 23, 2013 — DataStax, the company that powers the online applications that transform business, today announced that Silicon Valley veteran Dennis Wolf will join the company as chief financial officer, where he will oversee all of the company’s financial… View Article

DataStax Announces New Startup Program Offering Free Software, as well as Free Training Courses for Cassandra Users and New Developer Tool

DataStax Startup Program lets startups deploy DataStax Enterprise (DSE) applications for free; gives small companies the tools they need to grow their business quickly Free online training courses teach users how to develop and administer big data applications with Apache Cassandra Newly released DevCenter tool enables developers and administrators to graphically create queries, database objects,… View Article

DataStax Announced Speaker Lineup for Cassandra Summit Europe – Expands Leading NoSQL Database Event Due to Demand

More than 40 presenters from companies including SoundCloud, Spotify, Sky, Barclays, Orange and Rackspace covering Apache Cassandra. Exclusive platinum sponsor Fusion-io, as well as Accenture, Acunu, Compuware, Jaspersoft, Pentaho and Big Data Partnership join DataStax at the largest European Cassandra event. Additional day of training workshops announced to meet increased demand for Cassandra expertise.  … View Article

DataStax Raises $45 Million In Funding to Fuel International Expansion, Channel Growth, and Product Development

Builds upon customer momentum that includes 20 companies in the Fortune 100, as well as dozens of enterprises migrating from Oracle to Cassandra-based NoSQL solution. Continues international expansion which began in EMEA last quarter, investing in the channel, sales and marketing, and developing new products such as DataStax Enterprise 3.1 announced today. Advances leadership position… View Article

DataStax Announces New Developer-Rich Versions of Its Enterprise-Grade and Community-Edition Database Software, Powered by Apache Cassandra

Latest software versions give developers more options and an easier transition from relational databases such as Oracle to NoSQL solutions. DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 3.1 can allow up to 10x more Cassandra data per node than prior versions, features Solr 4.3 integration and incorporates the new Cassandra Query Language (CQL) binary protocol with .NET and Java… View Article

Netflix, Openwave Messaging and Ooyala Migrate Critical Business Applications from Oracle to DataStax and Apache Cassandra

Scalability, Disaster Avoidance and Cost Savings Named Key Criteria for Industry-Leading Enterprises Moving from Relational Databases to Cassandra NoSQL Database Platform. CASSANDRA SUMMIT, SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2013—DataStax, the company that powers the big data applications that transform business, today announced that dozens of industry-leading enterprises such as Netflix, Openwave Messaging and Ooyala have migrated… View Article

DataStax Responds to Exceptional Demand for Apache Cassandra in Europe – Announces Community Initiatives Throughout Region

DataStax, the company that powers the big data applications that transform business, today announced a series of initiatives to meet the unprecedented demand for Apache Cassandra in Europe. Cassandra Summit Europe 2013 scheduled for October 16 and 17 in London; features training, tutorials and info sessions from experts and enterprises using Cassandra to transform their… View Article

DataStax Announces Big Data Days By the Bays – Hosts Cassandra Summit in San Francisco and Sponsors Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit In Half Moon Bay

1,000+ big data and cloud influencers and experts to attend Cassandra Summit, the premier global conference for the Apache Cassandra community, discussing use cases and development techniques.   Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit convenes technology executives and innovators with financial community for fast-paced conversations moderated by Bloomberg journalists. SAN MATEO – April 4, 2013 –… View Article

DataStax Addresses Unprecedented Demand in the High-Growth EMEA Market by Opening London Office

DataStax continues strong growth with more than 250 customers and 20 of the Fortune 100, including companies such as Netflix, eBay, Thomson Reuters and Synchronoss. DataStax offers world’s first NoSQL big data platform with comprehensive enterprise-grade security features, DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 3.0. LONDON – March 27, 2013 – DataStax, the company that powers the big… View Article

DataStax Releases Independent Benchmark Results Showing That Apache Cassandra Outperforms NoSQL Competitors by a Wide Margin

Cassandra Dominates Its NoSQL Competitors In All Read and Write Throughput Tests While Also Consistently Delivering The Lowest Latency In Each Workload. SAN MATEO, Calif. – February 25, 2013 – DataStax, the company that powers the big data apps that transform business, today announced the latest independent benchmark test confirming what previous tests had shown… View Article

DataStax Announces “Next Great Data Developer Contest”

Finalists To Present Their Projects At Bay Area Cassandra Summit In June. SAN MATEO, Calif. – February 5, 2013 – DataStax, the company that powers the big data apps that transform business, today issued a call for participation in the “Next Great Data Developer Contest”. DataStax will offer two undergraduate or graduate-level computer science students,… View Article

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 3.0 Offers Most Comprehensive Security Feature Set Among All NoSQL Providers

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 3.0 Offers Most Comprehensive Security Feature Set Among All NoSQL Providers – Enables Enterprises To Adopt NoSQL Databases While Safely Scaling Their Big Data Infrastructure DSE 3.0 delivers core security features to the Cassandra NoSQL community and advanced security features to modern enterprises. New release features internal and external authentication, object permission… View Article

DataStax Announces Community Edition 1.2

DataStax Announces Community Edition 1.2 — Latest Version of Apache Cassandra™ Includes Free Version of OpsCenter, the #1 Visual Management and Monitoring Solution for Cassandra. New Version Enables Greater Scalability and Reliability, Improves Developer Productivity and Simplifies Cluster Management; Community Edition 1.2 Features Virtual Nodes, CQL3 Improvements, Enhanced Request Tracing, Atomic Batches and Configurable Policies… View Article

2012

DataStax Appoints Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Andrew Feldman to Board of Directors

Feldman a Powerful Addition to Team as DataStax Disrupts Database Landscape. SAN MATEO, Calif., October 9, 2012 – DataStax, the company that powers the apps that are transforming the enterprise, announced today that Andrew Feldman joined its board of directors. A veteran entrepreneur and investor who specializes in advancing products from inception to launch, Feldman… View Article

DataStax Raises $25 Million in Third Round of Funding

Apache Cassandra™-Based Big Data Platform Poised to Drive Massive Growth in the Enterprise. SAN MATEO, Calif. – October 01, 2012 – DataStax, provider of the Big Data platform that powers mission-critical enterprise applications, today announced the completion of a $25 million C round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors… View Article

DataStax Sponsors Game Zone at Oracle OpenWorld, Offers 35 Years of Beer

Other Events Include Speaking Segments by Cassandra Chairman Jonathan Ellis and Pre-Party User Drink Up. SAN MATEO, Calif. – Sept. 27, 2012 – DataStax, provider of the Big Data platform that powers mission-critical enterprise applications, today announced a number of exclusive events during Oracle OpenWorld 2012. The world’s largest educational and networking event for Oracle… View Article

Speakers to Highlight Splunk as the Platform for Machine-Generated Big Data at .conf2012

Fortune 500 customers share their success, Big Data track features technologists and luminaries from across the Apache ecosystem. SAN FRANCISCO – August 15, 2012 – Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the leading provider of software for real-time operational intelligence, today announced the lineup of speakers for .conf2012: The 3rd Annual Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference scheduled for… View Article

DataStax Sees Surge in Reliance on Apache Cassandra as Enterprises Harness the Power of Big Data

Demand intensifies for Cassandra experts as organizations seek real-time big data solutions. SAN MATEO, Calif., August 8, 2012 –Apache Cassandra™, the massively scalable NoSQL database that handles real-time big data workloads across multiple data centers, is scaling in popularity as a growing number of enterprises rely on its powerful capabilities. The momentum of the Cassandra… View Article

Actuate and DataStax Partner to Deliver Big Data Analytics Solutions for Apache Cassandra

Partnership Highlights Highly Visual, Interactive Query Results, a Wide Array of Output Formats and Sophisticated Analytics. Cassandra Summit 2012, Santa Clara, Calif., – August 8, 2012 – Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: BIRT), The BIRT Company™ – delivering more insights to more people than all BI companies combined, today announced an alliance with DataStax, the commercial leader… View Article

Jaspersoft Partners with DataStax to Provide Cassandra Big Data Analytics Connector

First Low-Latency Open Source BI Solution Integrated with Cassandra Distributed Database. SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 2012 and Cassandra Summit 2012 – Jaspersoft, the world’s most widely used businessintelligence (BI) platform, today announced a partnership with DataStax™, the commercial company behind Apache Cassandra™, to provide a native connector to Cassandra, the massively scalable NoSQL database architected… View Article

DataStax Partners with Simba Technologies for Big Data ODBC Connector

SAN MATEO, August 8, 2012 and Cassandra Summit 2012 – DataStax™, the commercial company behind Apache Cassandra™, today announced a partnership with Simba Technologies, the industry’s ODBC expert for Big Data solutions, to provide an ODBC 3.52 Hive connector to DataStax Enterprise, the massively scalable NoSQL platform built on Apache Cassandra that is architected to… View Article

DataStax Appoints Lara Shackelford as Vice President of Marketing

San Mateo, Calif. – August 7, 2012 – DataStax, the commercial company behind Apache Cassandra™, the massively scalable NoSQL database, announced that legendary marketing executive Lara Shackelford has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. The company said Shackelford is responsible for leading all global marketing efforts for DataStax, defining the global market strategy… View Article

Big Names Line Up to Share Business Use Cases at 2012 Cassandra Summit

San Mateo, Calif. – August 7, 2012 – DataStax™, the commercial company behind Apache Cassandra™, the massively scalable NoSQL database, today announced the speaker lineup for the 2012 Cassandra Summit. The all-day event Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA will allow users to share their interests, talents and skills… View Article

Gazzang and DataStax Partner to Deliver Robust Data Security for Big Data

Customers Now Have Access to Enterprise-Class Encryption and Key Management Solutions that Complement the Speed, Agility and Performance of Big Data. AUSTIN, Texas and San Mateo, Calif., August 1, 2012 – Gazzang and DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra™, today announced a partnership that will help customers meet data security compliance regulations and guard… View Article

DataStax Earns Spot on CRN’s List of Ten Coolest Big Data Startups of 2012

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 23, 2012 – DataStax, the commercial company behind Apache Cassandra™,  today announced that the company earned a coveted spot on CRN’s list of the Top Ten Coolest Big Data Startups of 2012. Cassandra is the massively scalable NoSQL database that handles real-time big data workloads across multiple data centers. CRN is a… View Article

DataStax Enterprise 2.1 Launches with Enhanced Hadoop Capabilities, Faster Performance, and Support for Oracle Unbreakable Linux

Enhancements Solidify DataStax Enterprise’s Position as the Only Big Data Solution that Offers an Integrated Platform for Managing OLTP, Analytic and Search Data Together in One Database. San Mateo, Calif. and 2012 Hadoop Summit (@hadoopsummit) – June 13, 2012 –DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra™, today announced DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 2.1, with increased capabilities… View Article

DataStax Strengthens Management Team With Appointment of Martin Van Ryswyk

Industry Veteran to Lead Product Development for Commercial Apache Cassandra and NoSQL Leader. San Mateo, Calif. – June 7, 2012 – DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra, today announced the addition of Martin Van Ryswyk as vice president of engineering.  Van Ryswyk brings more than 22 years of experience in software development, system engineering,… View Article

DataStax Enterprise 2.0 Now Available With HP Cloud Services

Combination of Apache Cassandra™, Apache Hadoop™, and Apache Solr™ Creates Big Data Platform for Real-Time, Analytics, and Search Data Management. San Mateo, Calif. – May 10, 2012 –DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra, today announced that DataStax Enterprise 2.0 (DSE 2.0) is now available for HP Cloud Services (http://hpcloud.com). Customers can now run their… View Article

DataStax Enterprise 2.0 Adds Enterprise Search Capabilities to Smart Big Data Platform

Combination of Apache Cassandra™, Apache Hadoop™, and Apache Solr™ Creates Big Data Platform for Real-Time, Analytics, and Search Data Management. San Mateo, Calif. and GigaOm Structure (@dataconf) – March 21, 2012 –DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra, today announced DataStax Enterprise 2.0 (DSE 2.0), the industry’s first complete big data solution designed to manage… View Article

DataStax and Pentaho Jointly Deliver Complete Analytics Solution for Apache Cassandra

Pentaho and DataStax announce strategic partnership delivering the first complete Apache Cassandra-based big data analytics solution to the market. Strata Conference, Santa Clara, CA – February 28, 2012 – Pentaho Corporation, delivering the future of business analytics, and DataStax, the commercial leader in big data solutions based on Apache Cassandra™, today announced they have entered into a strategic… View Article

DataStax Launches First Complete Solution for Cassandra Development on Windows and Mac

Industry Leader Responds to User Base and Makes Cassandra Easier to Install and use on Key Development Platforms. San Mateo, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2012 – DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra™ is offering the first Windows-based solution for non-production Cassandra development. The company recently polled its user-base and the Cassandra community to determine the… View Article

2011

WSO2 and DataStax Partner to Facilitate Enterprise-Class, Open Source Data Management in the Cloud with Apache Cassandra

WSO2 and DataStax Offer Complementary Technologies, Services, and Open Source Licensing to Meet Developers’ Demands for Enterprise-Class Private and Public Clouds   Palo Alto, CA and Burlingame, CA – September 14, 2011 – WSO2 and DataStax today announced a strategic partnership aimed at enabling enterprise-class data management in the cloud through Apache Cassandra™ and WSO2… View Article

DataStax Announces New Executive Appointments and new Version of DataStax OpsCenter

Industry Veterans Strengthen Engineering and Product Management Teams. Also announces key updates to flagship DataStax OpsCenter for Apache Cassandra™ and Hadoop BURLINGAME, Calif. – July 11, 2011 – DataStax, the commercial leader in Apache Cassandra™, today announced that Daisy Itty has joined the company as VP of Engineering, and Robin Schumacher has joined as VP… View Article

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