DataStax Fast 100
Quickly Align Cassandra Talent to Your Project
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The DataStax Fast 100 Program supports swift enablement of Partners, with the goal of certifying and preparing your consultants to deliver on Cassandra engagements within 30 days. We provide not only our world-class training materials but coaching from our experts in Cassandra and DataStax technologies. With the rapid growth of Cassandra adoption, DataStax aligns prequalified partners with enterprises to ensure success. We are continuing to onboard more partners to the Fast 100 program in order to help deliver on the demand we are seeing in the market.
Fast 100 pairs our partners with enterprises facing key challenges in their modern technology stacks; namely:
- Business Modernizations
- Technical Migrations
- Cloud-native Greenfield Applications
DataStax will align Fast 100 enabled consultants with enterprises seeking subject matter expertise in achieving their business strategy with Cassandra solutions.
The market demand for Cassandra and complementary technologies such as Kafka, Elastic, Kubernetes, Spark via architecture, development, and operating skills associated with Cassandra is growing at a rapid pace. The Fast 100 Program empowers enterprises to not fear the skills gap and lean in to achieving transformational business outcomes through certified Cassandra architects, developers, and operators.
“Our strategic alliance with DataStax has been valuable for us and for our clients – realizing highly-available, global-scale advanced analytics and AI solutions connecting decision makers to their data insights. As a launch member of the new DataStax Fast 100 program, we amplify our Cassandra capabilities and connect directly to the vanguard of companies adopting and unlocking more value from their data and analytics architectures.”
Mark White
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and AI Platform Assets Leader for the Government and Public Services Industry
How It Works
Step 1
Partner consultant sign ups for the program
Partners interested in signing up for the program should email fast100@datastax.com to get started.
Step 2
Partner consultant prepares for exam
Typical duration to complete this learning program is 30 days. If completed in a full time schedule, the effort to complete the program can be completed in 5 days.
The DataStax Fast 100 Program includes:
- 20 hours of self-paced technical lectures including hands on lab exercises
- Office hours for live Q&A with Cassandra trainers
- Cassandra exam preparation workshop
- Certification exams
Step 3
Partner consultant takes exam and passes for certification
The partner consultant takes the exam. Once the exam is passed, the Cassandra certification is awarded.
Step 4
DataStax aligns certified consultants with enterprises
As enterprises reach to DataStax for help with Cassandra deliveries, DataStax will align partner consultants with projects.
Step 5
Partner consultants gain new business
Partners may gain new customers to grow their Cassandra consulting business.
Our Commitment
Our commitment to you as a partner is to facilitate the learning program, aid in the certification process, and invest in the exams for Cassandra talent in order to participate more in the Cassandra ecosystem. We will help you earn new business through opportunities with our enterprises. To achieve this our organizations will agree to provide the following:
| DataStax Provides | Partner Provides |
|---|---|
| Educational materials and learning program | Time for the consultant to complete the learning program |
| Consulting opportunities | Availability to deliver on the consulting opportunities |
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