Cassandra

Overview

In this course, participants learn the internal architecture and CQL (Cassandra Query Language), as well as the Java API for writing Cassandra clients.

Objectives

At the end of Cassandra training course, participants will

• Understand the needs that C* addresses
• Be familiar with the operation and structure of C*
• Be able to install and set up a C* database
• Use the C* tools, including cqlsh, nodetool, and ccm (Cassandra Cluster Manager)
• Be familiar with the C* architecture, and how a C* cluster is structured
• Understand how data is distributed and replicated in a C* cluster
• Understand core C* data modeling concepts, and use them to create well-structured data models
• Use data replication and eventual consistency intelligently
• Understand and use CQL to create tables and query for data
• Know and use the CQL data types (numerical, textual, uuid, etc.)
• Understand the various kinds of primary keys available (simple, compound, and composite primary keys)
• Use more advanced capabilities like collections, counters, secondary indexes, CAS (Compare and Set), static columns, and batches
• Be familiar with the Java client API
• Use the Java client API to write client programs that work with C*
• Build and use dynamic queries with QueryBuilder
• Understand and use asynchronous queries with the Java API

Prerequisites

Participants should have reasonable Java experience and some knowledge of databases.

Course Outline