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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 ranks in the top 8% of database_management_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Why It Matters

Apache Cassandra ranks in the top 8% of database_management_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[30], a relational database management system[31], founded in 2016[32], headquartered in Sunnyvale[33].

FAQs

Who did Apache Cassandra influence?

Apache Cassandra has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[30].

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . kellabyte.com. kellabyte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . cassandra.apache.org. Retrieved . cassandra.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d 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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