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Sep 24, 2026 · Databases

Spring Boot + Cassandra for High-Write Workloads: Data Modeling, Consistency Tuning & Pitfalls

This guide covers integrating Cassandra with Spring Boot for high-write scenarios, detailing data modeling with partition/clustering keys, consistency level selection (LOCAL_QUORUM), query best practices, performance tuning (compaction, compression, JVM), and production pitfalls like hot partitions and tombstone storms.