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Apache Cassandra

Free and open-source, distributed, wide column store, NoSQL database management system.
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Apache Cassandra

Summary

Apache Cassandra is a database management system[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache Cassandra is the creator of Avinash Lakshman[3].
  • Apache Cassandra is the creator of Prashant Malik[4].
  • Apache Cassandra's instance of is recorded as database management system[5].
  • Apache Cassandra's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • Apache Cassandra's instance of is recorded as NoSQL database management system[7].
  • Apache Cassandra's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[8].
  • Cassandra is named after Apache Cassandra[9].
  • Apache Cassandra's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[10].
  • Apache Cassandra's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[11].
  • Apache Cassandra's programmed in is recorded as Java[12].
  • Apache Cassandra is a type of free software[13].
  • Apache Cassandra's operating system is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Apache Cassandra's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 3.11.2[16].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.4[17].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.5[18].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.6[19].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.7[20].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.8[21].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.9[22].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.10[23].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.11[24].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.12[25].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.13[26].
  • Apache Cassandra's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.14[27].

Why It Matters

Apache Cassandra has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

It has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[29], a relational database management system[30], founded in 2016[31], headquartered in Sunnyvale[32].

FAQs

Who did Apache Cassandra influence?

Apache Cassandra has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[29].

Related Entities

Avinash Lakshman free software Java Linux Prashant Malik Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . kellabyte.com. kellabyte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . cassandra.apache.org. Retrieved . cassandra.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Brigandeur · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.11.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 +143
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ update to 5.0.9"
  2. 15w ago · Brigandeur · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.11.2, 1.2.4, 1.2.5 +143
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ update to 5.0.8"
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