Everything you need to know about astra, and then some...
About Me
My name is Steven Matison and I am a Data Architect at DataStax. I began my journey at Datastax on 8/28/2020. I am currently working in the following technologies: cassandra, astra, stargate, graph, graphql, nosqlbench, java, python, maven, docker, ansible, k8ssanrda, kubernetes, spark, nifi, kafka, and pulsar.
Current Projects
Everything you need to know about cassandra and kubernetes...
The open source, pluggable, nosql benchmarking suite for Apache Cassandra.
The new open source api framework for distributed data.
Recent Posts
- How To: Deploy a docker app in k8ssandra - 6/4/2021
- Introducing: Astra + DSBulk - 4/23/2021
- How To: Evaluate DSE Cassandra Clusters for Astra Migration - 4/13/2021
- How To: Lagom App + Astra - 3/18/2021
- How To: React App + Astra - 3/2/2021
- Introducing: Astra Compatible Frameworks - 2/9/2021
- How To: Kube-Prometheus-Stack on IKS - 2/1/2020
- How To: Log Ingestion to Astra with NiFi - 1/26/2020
- How To: Install Kube-Prometheus-Stack - 1/22/2020
- How To: Add Emojis to Jekyll Theme - 1/20/2020
- How To: Create a GitHub Page Readme - 1/12/2021
- How To: Cassandra Metrics on IKS - 1/5/2021
- How To: Backup Cassandra on IKS - 1/4/2021
- How To: Access IKS Cassandra PODS Terminal - 12/23/2020
- How To: Cass-Operator on IKS - 12/22/2020
- Introducing: Kubectl - 12/21/2020
- Introducing: Cass-Operator - 12/18/2020
- How To: PHP with Astra - 12/17/2020
- How To: Contribute to Open Source - 12/16/2020
- How To: Add Jekyll Sitemap Generator - 12/15/2020
- How To: Create A GitHub.io Page - 12/14/2020
- Documentation work with NoSqlBench - 12/08/2020
- How To: NoSqlBench with Astra - 11/30/2020
- How To: Astra Multi Cloud - 11/23/2020
- How To: Astra Service Broker - 11/20/2020
- Introducing: K8ssandra - 11/19/2020
- Introducing: Kubernetes - 11/18/2020
- How To: Export GraphQl Playground Tabs - 11/17/2020
- Introducing: GraphQl Playground - 11/16/2020
- Introducing: GraphQl - 11/13/2020
- My First Contribution to NoSqlBench - 11/11/2020
- Introducing: NoSqlBench - 11/10/2020
- How To: Ansible with Astra - 11/09/2020
- Introducing: Stargate - 11/06/2020
- How To: Postman with Astra - 11/04/2020
- Introducing: Astra - 11/02/2020
DataStax News
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DSE 6.8.15 Released - 8/31/2021
Now support for Centos 8, RHEL 8, Oracle Linux 8 !! -
Apache Cassandra 4.0 Released - 7/26/2021
Cass 4.0 GA! -
New Hackathon - 7/26/2021
Build a Modern Data App is a 3-day virtual hackathon 3-5 September 2021 -
Astra Streaming: LIVE - 6/15/2021
Start using Astra Streaming Now! -
Apache Cassandra 4.0-rc1 Released - 4/25/2021
Cass 4.0 GA Coming Soon! -
Astra Streaming: BETA - 4/23/2021
join the beta list here. -
Cassandra 4.0 Word Party - 4/20/2021
A party for the Apache Cassandra™ Community. -
Astra Serverless - 2/25/2021
Astra is now Serverless!! -
Stargate on Datastax Enterprise - 2/10/2021
Stargate support for DSE is here! REST, GraphQL, and schemaless Document APIs for Cassandra -
Astra SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance - 1/29/2021
Astra, the premier Cassandra-as-a-Service from Datastax, now has SOC 2 Type II certification. -
Datastax + Pulsar = Luna Streaming - 1/27/2021
Not new to streams, Datastax jumps in full stream ahead with Apache Pulsar. -
Cass Operator V 1.5.1 Released - 1/21/2021
Lots of updates to docs here. -
Holiday Hackathon Extended - 1/20/2021
Submissions now accepted til 1/25/2021. Please sign up here. -
Holiday Hackathon - 1/7/2021
Going off til 1/18/2021 with top prize $10,000. Please sign up here. -
Cassandra 4.0-beta4 Released - 12/30/2020
Cassandra is getting closer and closer to 4.0 Stable Release. Download here and check out jira here. -
Fresh DataStax Branding - 12/17/2020
Today DataStax released some fresh, spacey, super nerdy cool brandings. Check out Astra, Vector, DSE, Luna. -
Featured On Astra - 12/10/2020
My How To posts for Astra + NoSqlBench and Astra Service Broker were featured as Astra Ecosystem Examples on the official doc site. -
Serverless on Astra - 12/09/2020
Beta for GCP check out an elastic cassandra database that scales with your workload. -
Release: Stargate 1.0 - 12/09/2020
This is an exciting nerdy launch week here with Spacex, ULA, Virgin Galactic, and Stargate 1.0 launching into orbit.