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Feb 4, 2020 · Databases
Understanding Cassandra’s Row‑Oriented Storage, Write Path, and Consistency
This article explains Cassandra’s row‑oriented storage model, the multi‑step write and read processes, how tombstones and compaction manage data growth, and the impact of its distributed architecture on high availability, fault tolerance, and configurable consistency levels.
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