zData Benchmark Study Shows DataStax Enterprise 6 Outperforms Open Source Apache Cassandra®

Study Proves 3x Performance Increase And Up To A 10x Reduction In Latency With DataStax Enterprise

On June 27, 2018


SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 27, 2018 – DataStax, powering the Right-Now Enterprise with the always-on, distributed cloud database built on Apache Cassandra®, announced today that independent research firm zData found that DataStax Enterprise 6 (DSE 6) consistently outperformed open source Apache Cassandra® and previous versions of DataStax Enterprise, in all tested workloads, and oftentimes by a wide margin.

zData conducted the IoT-style benchmark study to test out the performance differences between open source Apache Cassandra and DSE 6. The study found that DSE 6 achieved up to 3x performance improvement over open source and showed up to a 10x reduction in latency.

“We’ve always been confident that the performance work our engineers put into DSE 6 Advanced Performance pushed our solution’s speed into overdrive,” said Robin Schumacher, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer at DataStax. “It’s validating to have an experienced independent source, like zData, not only confirm, but deliver results that have exceeded our own performance expectations.”

DSE 6 allows customers to maintain hybrid cloud flexibility with all the benefits of a distributed cloud database on any public cloud or on-premises. DSE 6 includes all the advantages of Apache Cassandra plus much more with none of the complexities, delivering easy enterprise-wide adoption at scale. DSE 6 builds on its already superior performance for both reads and writes, which is critical for high-volume data ingestion requirements.

To learn more about DataStax Enterprise 6 and why it’s the leading distributed cloud database designed for hybrid cloud, visit here.

More details on zData benchmark and complete whitepaper can be found here.

About DataStax

DataStax powers the Right-Now Enterprise with the always-on, distributed cloud database, built on Apache Cassandra® and designed for hybrid cloud. The foundation for real-time applications at massive scale, DataStax Enterprise makes it possible for companies to exceed expectations through consumer and enterprise applications that provide responsive and meaningful engagement to each customer wherever they go. Our product also gives businesses full data autonomy, allowing them to retain control and strategic ownership of their most valuable asset in a hybrid cloud world. DataStax helps more than 400 of the world’s leading brands like Capital One, Cisco, Comcast, eBay, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Safeway, Sony, UBS, and Walmart transform their businesses through right-now applications focused on enterprise optimization and customer experience. For more information, visit www.DataStax.com and follow us on Twitter @DataStax.

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