How and when to index data in Cassandra for fast and efficient retrieval? – A simple explanation

Cassandra is a multi-node, peer-to-peer cluster/distributed system that distributes/stores data across all nodes in the cluster. Every table in Cassandra is physically stored in multiple SSTable files spread across one or multiple nodes. Rows are spread around the cluster based on a hash of the partition key, which is the first part of the primary key. … Continue reading How and when to index data in Cassandra for fast and efficient retrieval? – A simple explanation