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DataStax Distribution of Apache Cassandra is a fully supported, production-ready distributed database that is 100% compatible with open source Cassandra. It includes key features not available in the open source distribution including the DataStax Bulk Loader and DataStax Kafka Connector, which simplify batch and streaming data ingest, as well as support for Docker containers.

DataStax Enterprise (DSE), the only active everywhere distributed cloud database built on Apache Cassandra™ and designed for hybrid cloud. It was built to power modern enterprise applications and mixed workloads with real-time performance at cloud scale. With visual management tools, and specialized features like NodeSync and Traffic Control, you can manage your data center operations with ease and efficiency using DSE.

OpsCenter is an easy-to-use visual management and monitoring solution for DataStax Enterprise (DSE). With OpsCenter, you can quickly provision, upgrade, monitor, backup/restore, and manage your DSE clusters with ease on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments. OpsCenter reduces your operational and hardware costs and dramatically increasing your operational productivity.

DataStax Studio is a visual developer tool that makes it easy for developers to write queries, slice and dice your data through visualizations, and collaborate with teammates in an intuitive notebook-based development environment.

DataStax Bulk Loader is an efficient, flexible, easy-to-use command line utility that excels at loading, unloading, and counting data. It gets data in and out of the database faster than any other copy commands and community tools. Use it with JSON or CSV files to jump start your application development.

The DataStax Apache Kafka Connector automatically takes records from Kafka topics and writes them to a DataStax database. This sink connector is deployed in the Kafka Connect framework and removes the need to build a custom solution to move data between these two systems.

DataStax DevCenter is a free visual schema and query environment to create and run Cassandra Query Language (CQL) statements against Apache Cassandra™ and DataStax Enterprise. Note this tool is End of Service Life and no longer under active development. DataStax customers should use DataStax Studio.

DSE Graph Loader is a customizable, highly tunable command line utility for loading graph datasets into DSE Graph from various input sources. It is built to load datasets containing hundreds of millions (10^8) of vertices and billions (10^9) of edges. DSE Graph Loader is efficient, using parallel loading and persistent cache to store vertices, provided a sufficient machine is used to run the program.

DataStax Drivers for DataStax Enterprise (DSE Drivers) are the client libraries for app developers creating solutions using DataStax Enterprise on-premises or in the cloud. The drivers have all of the functionality of the DataStax Drivers for Apache Cassandra™ as well as additional features for DSE-specific features, including Advanced Security and DSE Graph. For details, reference the documentation.

To connect with individual databases, JDBC (the Java Database Connectivity API) requires drivers for each database. The JDBC driver gives out the connection to the database and implements the protocol for transferring the query and result between client and database.

Since the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is such a prolific framework to enable Business Intelligence (BI) tools, DataStax provides a set of ODBC drivers to enable these use cases. For reference on ODBC drivers check out this blog.

The DataStax Drivers for Apache Cassandra ( OSS Drivers ) are the client libraries for application developers creating solutions using Apache Cassandra on-premises or in the cloud. The OSS Drivers can also be used with DataStax products. For details, reference the documentation.

DataStax Labs provides the Apache Cassandra™ and DataStax communities with non-supported previews of enhancements that may or may not be included in future DataStax production software, as well as tools, aids, and partner software designed to increase productivity.

So be our guest, have fun with DataStax Labs previews, and try it out. And note our disclaimer that these tools are not supported, and so should not be put into production.

And as you try out some of our new Labs technologies, tools, and experimental features we would love your feedback. Good or bad, let us know!

You can connect with us through the DataStax Community.

“Who better to help us shape our software than our developer community–the engineers that use it every day. We have a lot of ideas, but we want to make sure they make your job easier. Try out some of the cutting-edge builds and let us know.”
– Patrick McFadin, VP Developer Relations, DataStax