Use Cases/ Applications of Cassandra

Cassandra can be used for different type of applications. Following is a list of use cases where Cassandra should be preferred:

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Messaging

Cassandra is a great database which can handle a big amount of data. So it is preferred for the companies that provide Mobile phones and messaging services. These companies have a huge amount of data, so Cassandra is best for them.

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Handle high speed Applications

Cassandra can handle the high speed data so it is a great database for the applications where data is coming at very high speed from different devices or sensors.

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Product Catalogs and retail apps

Cassandra is used by many retailers for durable shopping cart protection and fast product catalog input and output.

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Social Media Analytics and recommendation engine

Cassandra is a great database for many online companies and social media providers for analysis and recommendation to their customers.