Administrators of big databases, rejoice. The Apache Software Foundation just unveiled Apache Cassandra 1.2, a high-performance NoSQL database with tons of new features, including version three of the Cassandra Query Language.
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There’s more than one way to handle massive amounts of information on web servers. You could move to a more expensive server – or you could add more inexpensive servers. The latest activity between the Apache Software Foundation, Dell, and Calxeda aim to approach the same problem at the microprocessor level.
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Using open source software brings with it many benefits: rapid improvements, help from a strong community, lower costs, the ability to hack right into the code to fix problems, and more. Unfortunately, there’s a certain attitude that often comes with it that is rather less than helpful to those in corporate situations.
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