Press release

DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™ Now Certified and Optimized to Run in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

0
Sponsored by Businesswire

DataStax,
the leading provider of the only active everywhere hybrid cloud database
built on Apache Cassandra™, today announced that DataStax
Distribution of Apache Cassandra™
is now available in the Microsoft
Azure Marketplace
, an online store providing applications and
services for use on Microsoft Azure. DataStax customers and developers
can take advantage of a simpler, more cost-effective way to build and
scale applications on Azure with DataStax Distribution of Apache
Cassandra.

Click-to-Tweet:
Developers Rejoice! DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra is now
available in the @AzureMktPlace. Check it out: http://bit.ly/2PbIM1X
@Azure @Microsoft @DataStax #Cassandra #build2019

“At Baylor University’s Department of Geosciences, we’ve developed an
edge-based solution that acquires, stores, and processes approximately
625 million samples of seismic data per day,” said Frank Sepulveda,
Ph.D. Candidate at Baylor University Department of Geosciences. “We rely
on DataStax Enterprise to seamlessly replicate data across edge nodes
for subsequent data analysis. The new joint offering of DataStax
Distribution of Apache Cassandra on Microsoft Azure provides a validated
solution in a highly modular, adaptable, and accessible cloud format.
I’m excited to utilize this new offering to ‘auto-magically’ continue
our data’s journey all the way from the edge to the cloud.”

“DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra on Azure Marketplace makes it
easier for developers to build and scale modern applications in a hybrid
cloud or multi-cloud with support from Cassandra experts,” said Matt
Rollender, VP, Global Business Development and Partners at DataStax.

“Microsoft Azure Marketplace lets customers worldwide discover, try, and
deploy software solutions that are certified and optimized to run on
Azure,” said Sajan Parihar, Director, Microsoft Azure Platform at
Microsoft Corp. “Azure Marketplace helps solutions like DataStax
Distribution of Apache Cassandra reach more customers and markets.”

The availability of DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra on Azure
has many benefits, including:

  • Ideal for IT pros and developers who value the Azure Marketplace
    experience
  • Publicly available in all Microsoft-managed countries
  • On-demand, pay-as-you-go, per-core per-hour pricing
  • Optimized for easy deployment into Azure
  • Consolidated billing through Azure bill

Azure’s enablement of frictionless billing, deployment, and provisioning
of DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra means more companies will
be able to take advantage of Cassandra and DataStax expertise in
Cassandra, including the choice of 24×7 or 8×5 support.

DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra allows companies to accelerate
Cassandra development and improve utilization with free, high-quality
training, tools, and resources. It comes with a production-ready version
of Cassandra that’s 100 percent open source compatible and is supported
by the Cassandra experts.

The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud
solutions certified to run on Azure. The Azure Marketplace helps connect
companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners who
have developed solutions that are ready to use.

Learn more about DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra here,
and to view the DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra in the Azure
Marketplace, click here.

Learn more:

To learn more about DataStax and DataStax Distribution of Apache
Cassandra, please join DataStax at DataStax Accelerate, the
world’s premier Apache Cassandra™ conference, May 21-23, 2019, in the
Washington, D.C. area.

To attend, please visit www.datastax.com/accelerate
or call 650-389-6000 and use code Accelerate20 for 20% off a
conference pass.

About DataStax

DataStax delivers the only active everywhere hybrid cloud database built
on Apache Cassandra™: DataStax Enterprise. The foundation for
contextual, always-on, real-time, distributed applications at scale,
DataStax Enterprise makes it easy for enterprises to seamlessly build
and deploy modern applications in hybrid cloud. DataStax also offers
DataStax Managed Cloud, a fully managed, white-glove service with
guaranteed uptime, end-to-end security, and 24x7x365 lights-out
management provided by experts at handling enterprise applications at
cloud scale, and DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra™, a
production-certified, 100% open source compatible distribution of
Cassandra with expert support. For more information, visit www.DataStax.com
and follow us on Twitter @DataStax.

© 2019 DataStax, All Rights Reserved. DataStax, Titan, and TitanDB are
registered trademarks of DataStax, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the
United States and/or other countries.

Apache, Apache Cassandra, and Cassandra are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation or its subsidiaries in
Canada, the United States, and/or other countries.