This document details the business advantages of data management solutions (such as backup and recovery, business continuity, and active database cluster cloning) when using NetApp Astra for containerized DataStax Enterprise and Apache Cassandra database server clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters in Google Cloud.
NetApp’s Cloud Volumes Service as the persistent storage for containerized DataStax Enterprise and Apache Cassandra performs well. It also extends the data management benefits for which NetApp enterprise storage is known.
Benefits
- Realize faster time to value with DataStax Enterprise and Apache Cassandra with NetApp Astra when delivering business applications
- Clone DataStax Enterprise and Apache Cassandra clusters locally, and even migrate to different geographical locations, allowing for improved application unit and system testing
- Rapid recovery from a disaster, or going back to a point-in-time copy of a DataStax Enterprise or Apache Cassandra cluster