Re: Cassandra as write-behind, Cassandra as Cache

2011-02-21 Thread Peter Schuller
I'm afraid I didn't think too hard about your overall problem, since since you haven't gotten other responses I can at least say something: > Theory 1: use EHCache or something like it. > Theory 2: having it in memory in the Cassandra server is nearly as > good as having it in memory in my jvm, si

Cassandra as write-behind, Cassandra as Cache

2011-02-18 Thread Benson Margulies
Cassandra as dessert topping? Cassandra as floor-wax? I do apologize for this basket of clueless questions, but I'm exploring new territory for me. Overall problem has two datasets with distinct storage characteristics. The first is a set of data that can fit in memory, but which needs reliable