> Why did they not just run cassandra? Not Invented Here can run very deep in some branches of an organization. Depending on how engineering performance evalua

> Why did they not just run cassandra? Not Invented Here can run very deep in some branches of an organization. Depending on how engineering performance evaluations work, writing a homebrew database could totally be something that aligns with the company incentives. It might not make a single bit of sense from a business standpoint but hey, if the company rewards such behavior don't be surprised when engineers flush millions down the tube "innovating" a brand new wheel.