Training a 
world-­‐class 
program 
for 
success 
presented 
by 
Tanya 
Gallagher
Why do 
you 
need Training?
Why do 
you 
need Training? 
Cassandra 
is 
cu3ng-­‐edge
Why do 
you 
need Training? 
Field 
knowledge 
is 
scarce
Why do 
you 
need Training? 
Staff 
need 
investment
Who 
benefits 
from Training?
Who 
benefits 
from Training? 
System 
Administrators
Who 
benefits 
from Training? 
Database 
Administrators
Who 
benefits 
from Training? 
Developers
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer?
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
• Core 
Concepts 
• Ops 
and 
Performance 
Tuning 
• Scalable 
Java 
ApplicaHons 
• Data 
Modeling
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Fundamentals 
of 
Cassandra 
2.0 
architecture, 
installa=on, 
configura=on, 
data 
modeling, 
administra=on, 
and 
tooling. 
Serves 
as 
a 
foundaHon 
for 
other 
DataStax 
training 
courses. 
Core 
Concepts 
Descrip=on
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Core 
Concepts 
Details 
Appropriate 
for 
all 
technologists 
seeking 
to 
use 
Apache 
Cassandra 
or 
DataStax 
Enterprise. 
Three 
days 
in 
length.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Core 
Concepts 
Prerequisites 
Prior 
soHware 
development 
or 
administra=on 
experience. 
Experience 
with 
non-­‐rela=onal 
databases 
is 
op=onal. 
Familiarity 
with 
Linux 
is 
helpful.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Core 
Concepts 
Environment 
Virtual 
machine 
pre-­‐configured 
with 
Cassandra 
2.x, 
tools, 
and 
exercise 
files. 
VMware 
and 
VirtualBox 
supported. 
Experience 
with 
non-­‐rela=onal 
databases 
not 
required.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Ops 
and 
Tuning 
Descrip=on 
Develop 
the 
specific 
configuraHon, 
operaHonal, 
and 
data 
ingesHon 
skills 
needed 
to 
administer 
an 
Apache 
Cassandra 
2.0 
cluster. 
Explore 
performance 
tuning 
methodologies 
through 
real-­‐ 
life 
use 
cases 
and 
problem 
solving 
exercises.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Ops 
and 
Tuning 
Details 
Appropriate 
for 
all 
technologists 
seeking 
to 
use 
Apache 
Cassandra 
or 
DataStax 
Enterprise. 
Three 
days 
in 
length.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Ops 
and 
Tuning 
Prerequisites 
CompleHon 
of 
the 
Core 
Concepts 
course 
or 
equivalent 
prac=cal 
experience 
with 
Apache 
Cassandra. 
Students 
should 
be 
comfortable 
using 
Linux 
command 
line 
tools.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Ops 
and 
Tuning 
Environment 
Cloud-­‐based 
Apache 
Cassandra 
2.0 
cluster, 
related 
tools, 
and 
exercise 
files.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Scalable 
Java 
Descrip=on 
Technical 
introducHon 
to 
all 
the 
conceptual 
and 
prac=cal 
areas 
needed 
to 
use 
Apache 
Cassandra 
for 
building 
scalable 
Java 
applicaHons.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Scalable 
Java 
Details 
Developers 
who 
want 
to 
build 
Java-­‐based 
applicaHons 
that 
use 
Apache 
Cassandra 
as 
a 
database. 
Three 
days 
in 
length.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Scalable 
Java 
Prerequisites 
Students 
should 
be 
comfortable 
with 
Java 
programming 
and 
using 
the 
Linux 
command 
line. 
Prior 
experience 
with 
Apache 
Cassandra 
is 
not 
required.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Scalable 
Java 
Environment 
Virtual 
machine 
pre-­‐configured 
with 
Cassandra 
2.x, 
tools, 
and 
exercise 
files. 
VMware 
or 
VirtualBox 
supported.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Conceptual, 
logical, 
and 
physical 
data 
modeling 
for 
Apache 
Cassandra. 
Covers 
data 
modeling 
techniques, 
schema 
design 
op=miza=ons, 
and 
indexing 
techniques. 
Data 
Modeling 
Descrip=on
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Data 
Modeling 
Details 
Data 
architects, 
database 
designers, 
database 
administrators 
and 
database 
developers 
seeking 
to 
gain 
proficiency 
in 
data 
modeling 
in 
Apache 
Cassandra. 
Two 
days 
in 
length.
CWouhartses 
do 
we offer? 
Data 
Modeling 
Prerequisites 
CompleHon 
of 
the 
Core 
Concepts 
course 
or 
equivalent 
prac=cal 
experience 
with 
Apache 
Cassandra. 
Students 
should 
be 
comfortable 
using 
Linux 
command 
line 
tools.
CWouhartses 
Data 
Environment 
Modeling do 
we offer? 
Virtual 
machine 
pre-­‐configured 
with 
Cassandra 
2.x, 
tools, 
and 
exercise 
files. 
VMware 
or 
VirtualBox 
supported.
is DataStax Where 
training?
Where? 
• Public 
• Private 
• Online 
• Video
Public 
• Across 
US 
and 
in 
London 
• All 
four 
courses 
• hPp://www.datastax.com/training
Private 
• Onsite 
and 
exclusive 
to 
your 
staff 
• Solr 
training 
also 
available 
• Contact 
your 
sales 
representaHve 
• training@datastax.com
Online 
• Brand 
new 
program 
• Instructor-­‐led 
•WebEx-­‐based 
• Core 
Concepts 
debuHng 
on 
September 
29
Video 
• DataStax 
Academy 
• Free 
of 
charge 
• Self-­‐paced 
videos 
and 
content 
quizzes 
• hPps://academy.datastax.com/
Training 
Thank 
you.

DataStax Training – Everything you need to become a Cassandra Rockstar

  • 1.
    Training a world-­‐class program for success presented by Tanya Gallagher
  • 2.
    Why do you need Training?
  • 3.
    Why do you need Training? Cassandra is cu3ng-­‐edge
  • 4.
    Why do you need Training? Field knowledge is scarce
  • 5.
    Why do you need Training? Staff need investment
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Who benefits fromTraining? System Administrators
  • 8.
    Who benefits fromTraining? Database Administrators
  • 9.
    Who benefits fromTraining? Developers
  • 10.
  • 11.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? • Core Concepts • Ops and Performance Tuning • Scalable Java ApplicaHons • Data Modeling
  • 12.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Fundamentals of Cassandra 2.0 architecture, installa=on, configura=on, data modeling, administra=on, and tooling. Serves as a foundaHon for other DataStax training courses. Core Concepts Descrip=on
  • 13.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Core Concepts Details Appropriate for all technologists seeking to use Apache Cassandra or DataStax Enterprise. Three days in length.
  • 14.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Core Concepts Prerequisites Prior soHware development or administra=on experience. Experience with non-­‐rela=onal databases is op=onal. Familiarity with Linux is helpful.
  • 15.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Core Concepts Environment Virtual machine pre-­‐configured with Cassandra 2.x, tools, and exercise files. VMware and VirtualBox supported. Experience with non-­‐rela=onal databases not required.
  • 16.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Ops and Tuning Descrip=on Develop the specific configuraHon, operaHonal, and data ingesHon skills needed to administer an Apache Cassandra 2.0 cluster. Explore performance tuning methodologies through real-­‐ life use cases and problem solving exercises.
  • 17.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Ops and Tuning Details Appropriate for all technologists seeking to use Apache Cassandra or DataStax Enterprise. Three days in length.
  • 18.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Ops and Tuning Prerequisites CompleHon of the Core Concepts course or equivalent prac=cal experience with Apache Cassandra. Students should be comfortable using Linux command line tools.
  • 19.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Ops and Tuning Environment Cloud-­‐based Apache Cassandra 2.0 cluster, related tools, and exercise files.
  • 20.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Scalable Java Descrip=on Technical introducHon to all the conceptual and prac=cal areas needed to use Apache Cassandra for building scalable Java applicaHons.
  • 21.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Scalable Java Details Developers who want to build Java-­‐based applicaHons that use Apache Cassandra as a database. Three days in length.
  • 22.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Scalable Java Prerequisites Students should be comfortable with Java programming and using the Linux command line. Prior experience with Apache Cassandra is not required.
  • 23.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Scalable Java Environment Virtual machine pre-­‐configured with Cassandra 2.x, tools, and exercise files. VMware or VirtualBox supported.
  • 24.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling for Apache Cassandra. Covers data modeling techniques, schema design op=miza=ons, and indexing techniques. Data Modeling Descrip=on
  • 25.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Data Modeling Details Data architects, database designers, database administrators and database developers seeking to gain proficiency in data modeling in Apache Cassandra. Two days in length.
  • 26.
    CWouhartses do weoffer? Data Modeling Prerequisites CompleHon of the Core Concepts course or equivalent prac=cal experience with Apache Cassandra. Students should be comfortable using Linux command line tools.
  • 27.
    CWouhartses Data Environment Modeling do we offer? Virtual machine pre-­‐configured with Cassandra 2.x, tools, and exercise files. VMware or VirtualBox supported.
  • 28.
  • 29.
    Where? • Public • Private • Online • Video
  • 30.
    Public • Across US and in London • All four courses • hPp://www.datastax.com/training
  • 31.
    Private • Onsite and exclusive to your staff • Solr training also available • Contact your sales representaHve • training@datastax.com
  • 32.
    Online • Brand new program • Instructor-­‐led •WebEx-­‐based • Core Concepts debuHng on September 29
  • 33.
    Video • DataStax Academy • Free of charge • Self-­‐paced videos and content quizzes • hPps://academy.datastax.com/
  • 34.