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Cassandra Fundamentals

This hands-on learning series covers fundamental topics in Apache Cassandra™ that will help you to become a successful Cassandra developer. Whether you are just starting with Cassandra or continuing your journey, there are both beginner and more advanced topics to explore. Each concept is introduced and explained using practical and executable examples written in Cassandra Query Language (CQL).

Learning Series Topics

Duration approximately 4h

01 Introduction to Apache Cassandra™
02 Cassandra Query Language
03 Keyspaces and Data Replication Strategies
04 Tables with Single-Row Partitions
05 Tables with Multi-Row Partitions
06 Inserts, Updates, Deletes and Upserts
07 Bulk Loading Large Datasets

08 Queries
09 Advanced Data Types
10 Tunable Consistency and Consistency Levels
11 Linearizable Consistency and Lightweight Transactions
12 Atomicity and Batches
13 Materialized Views
14 Secondary Indexes

The Cassandra Fundamentals Coursework

The Cassandra Basics Coursework

Introduction to Apache Cassandra™

Learn about Cassandra benefits and install your first Cassandra instance

Cassandra Query Language

Learn about the most essential data definition and data manipulation statements in Cassandra Query Language (CQL)

Keyspaces and Data Replication Strategies

Learn how to create a keyspace and select a data replication strategy

Tables with Single-Row Partitions

Learn how to create tables that can only have one row per partition

Tables with Multi-Row Partitions

Learn how to create tables that can have many rows per partition

Inserts, Updates, Deletes and Upserts

Learn how to insert, update, delete, and upsert data into tables

Bulk Loading Large Datasets

Learn how to use the DSBulk utility to load data from CSV files into Cassandra tables

Queries

Learn how to retrieve data from Cassandra tables

Advanced Data Types

Learn about universally unique identifiers (UUIDs), collections, tuples, user-defined types (UDTs) and counters

Tunable Consistency and Consistency Levels

Learn how to choose consistency levels for read and write operations

Linearizable Consistency and Lightweight Transactions

Learn how and when to use lightweight transactions

Atomicity and Batches

Learn how and when to use atomic batches

Materialized Views

Learn how and when to use materialized views

Secondary Indexes

Learn about secondary indexes (2i) and SSTable-attached secondary indexes (SASI)