SANTA CLARA, Calif. &mdash; May 31, 2022 &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.datastax.com/">DataStax</a>, the real-time data company, announced a strong Q1 FY23, highlighting over 350% year-over-year sales growth for <a href="https://www.datastax.com/products/datastax-astra">Astra DB</a>, its award-winning serverless, multi-cloud database. In addition, over 50% of DataStax&rsquo;s new annual recurring revenue was attributed to Astra DB as organizations from around the globe look to its scale, performance and pay-as-you-grow affordability to deliver the real-time applications that fuel their business.
DataStax also recorded nearly 120% net dollar expansion and over 90% gross dollar retention year-over-year, a strong testament to the company&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/datastax-customer-service-recognized-with-northface-scoreboard-service-award-second-year-in-a-row">award-winning customer service</a> and trust in its unified open stack.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&ldquo;Delivering stellar customer experiences is no longer a luxury, but a mandate,&rdquo; said Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO of Freshworks. &ldquo;Our 50,000+ customers around the globe turn to Freshworks to understand the experiences their customers have when engaging with their brand. With Astra DB, we have the global-scale, high-performance and zero-downtime we need and our customers have the gold mine of customer experience data they need to create delightful experiences at scale.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We live in a time when real-time applications are the engines of innovation,&rdquo; said Chet Kapoor, DataStax chairman and CEO. &ldquo;Software developers are on the front lines tasked with bringing these applications to life &ndash; only hindered by their imaginations and the technologies available to them. Astra DB is unlocking developer creativity with access to the world&rsquo;s best and most scalable cloud data stack that makes the data available in real time and empowers them to build the digital experiences that are driving businesses forward.&rdquo;
According to IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Content Technologies 2022 Predictions, by 2024 1, net-new production-grade cloud-native apps will increase to 70% of all apps because of the adoption of technologies such as microservices, containers, dynamic orchestration, and DevOps. This represents a fundamental shift in business strategy &mdash; moving beyond product differentiation and pricing toward ecosystem-based value creation and the transformation into digital-native enterprises.
For Q1 FY23, DataStax inked new and expansion deals with leading enterprises from around the globe, including: <a href="https://www.cevalogistics.com/en">CEVA Logistics</a>, <a href="https://commonstock.com/">Commonstock</a>, <a href="https://www.enovos.lu/en/individuals/home">Enovos Luxembourg SA</a>, <a href="https://www.eosconnectivity.com/">EOS Smart Connectivity</a>, <a href="https://www.freshworks.com/">Freshworks</a>, <a href="https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/">Janus Henderson Investor</a>s, <a href="https://www.jooycar.com/">Jooycar</a>, <a href="https://www.loyaltycommunication.com/">Loyalty Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.megazebra.com/">MegaZebra GmbH</a>, <a href="https://www.recruiter.com/">Recruiter.com</a>, <a href="https://textplus.com/">text+</a>, <a href="https://www.trigyn.com/">Trigyn</a>, <a href="https://www.uniphore.com/">Uniphore Software Systems</a>, <a href="https://www.zendesk.com/">Zendesk</a>, and<a href="https://www.zonarsystems.com/"> Zonar Systems</a>.&nbsp;
DataStax Q1 Highlights&nbsp;
In its fiscal Q1, DataStax was recognized as a great place to work and delivered several technology advancements that validate the company&rsquo;s unique approach in helping businesses unlock the value of real-time data.&nbsp;
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Astra DB change data capture (CDC) for <a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/datastax-astra-db-now-delivers-connected-real-time-data-pipelines-powered-by-streaming">connected, real-time data pipelines</a> powered by streaming&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/new-security-features-in-datastax-astra-db">New security features</a> in Astra DB help protect sensitive PII data&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DataStax added <a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/datastax-announces-new-multi-cluster-support-for-apache-cassandra-on-kubernetes">multi-cluster support for Apache Cassandra on Kubernetes</a> for real-time applications that require high availability on Kubernetes, across multiple regions</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">DataStax customer service <a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/datastax-customer-service-recognized-with-northface-scoreboard-service-award-second-year-in-a-row">won the NorthFace ScoreBoard Service Award</a> for the second year in a row and the company was <a href="https://www.datastax.com/press-release/datastax-recognized-as-a-phenomenal-place-to-work-with-three-comparably-awards">recognized by Comparably</a> as a great place to work&nbsp;</li>
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Resources
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvFacoZca0__;!!PbtH5S7Ebw!YZCWvGva9vphQY_VK_-GfujUVX2nvI8gfaU7Yjy-TxmzP2syJ34txq2FWYYQKEiCl285L_KQlq0CmLDUbcKWSbWprBZU$">Watch</a> DataStax CEO, Chet Kapoor, talk about creating an awesome developer experience&nbsp;</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Learn more about DataStax Astra DB in action 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.datastax.com/enterprise-success/barracuda-networks">Barracuda Networks</a>&rsquo; journey from MySQL to managed Apache Cassandra</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.datastax.com/enterprise-success/endowus/investing-for-high-growth-with-datastax-astra-db">Endowus</a> invests for high growth with Astra DB</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.datastax.com/enterprise-success/esl-gaming/relies-on-datastax-critical%20real-time-global-gaming-service-delivery">ESL Gaming</a> relies on DataStax for critical real-time global gaming service delivery</li>
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<h4><a href="https://www.datastax.com/enterprise-success/wellaware/wellaware-avoided-big-database-headaches-by-migrating-to-astra-db">WellAware</a> avoided big database headaches with Astra DB&nbsp;</h4>
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1 Oct 2021, Doc # US48082521, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data and Content Technologies 2022 Predictions
About DataStax
<a href="http://www.datastax.com">DataStax</a> is the real-time data company. With DataStax, any enterprise can mobilize real-time data and quickly build the smart, highly scalable applications required to be a data-driven business. The <a href="https://www.datastax.com/products/datastax-astra">DataStax Astra</a> cloud service uniquely combines the power of Apache Cassandra&trade;&mdash;the world&rsquo;s most scalable database&mdash;with the advanced Apache Pulsar&trade; streaming technology in a unified stack, available on any cloud. Hundreds of the world&rsquo;s leading enterprises, including Verizon, Audi, ESL Gaming and many more rely on DataStax to unleash the power of real-time data to create the in-the-moment digital experiences that can win new markets and change industries. Learn more at <a href="http://www.datastax.com">DataStax.com</a>.
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