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Does FB still use Cassandra? I thought they abandoned them ages ago and then databricks picked it up?
by polskibus 9y ago
Does FB still use Cassandra? I thought they abandoned them ages ago and then databricks picked it up?
- ADefenestrator 9y agoFB abandoned Cassandra (which was really only used for message inbox indexing) when they redid how messages work years ago, but the re-adopted a large C* infra when they bought Instagram.
- wenc 9y ago> then databricks picked it up I think it's DataStax. Databricks is the company behind Spark.
- jjirsa 9y agoThe article is literally written by Instagram, which is FB.
- sciurus 9y agoWell, it's a separate product that Facebook acquired. True or not, it's a common perception that Facebook abandoned Cassandra. https://www.wired.com/2014/08/datastax/ https://www.wired.com/2014/08/datastax/