DataStax

Overview

American company that provides a cloud database platform based on Apache Cassandra. Enables real-time data at scale for enterprise applications.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 2006-01-01

  • Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

  • Status: Public (NYSE: DPSX)

  • CEO: Pavel Yakunin

  • Founded by Evan Widnow, Morgan Woolard, and Jonathan Hall

  • DataStax Enterprise is built on Apache Cassandra

  • Cassandra was originally created by Facebook for its inbox search

  • DataStax Astra is the cloud-native database service

  • Used by companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Uber

  • Supports multi-cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, GCP)

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