- DataStax Astra builds on the Apache Cassandra open source database and represents the industry’s first and only open, serverless, multi-cloud, database-as-a-service (DBaaS).
- The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure
DataStax has announced the availability of DataStax Astra, the industry’s first serverless Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) for Apache Cassandra running in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. DataStax Astra builds on the Apache Cassandra open source database and represents the industry’s first and only open, serverless, multi-cloud, database-as-a-service (DBaaS).
It said, ” The cost optimization and operational benefits of Astra serverless can “bend the curve” of escalating data costs, delivering total cost of ownership (TCO) savings of up to 76 per cent over non-serverless database workloads, according to a recent study by GigaOm.”
Enterprises fuel their digital transformation
Ed Anuff, Chief Product Officer at DataStax said, “Our overarching goal with Astra is to empower users to leverage the best capabilities of Cassandra, with the least amount of friction and expenseAstra on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace is a natural step in this journey as we help all enterprises fuel their digital transformation with a cloud-first strategy and realize ‘true’ cloud economics.”
The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure. The Azure Marketplace helps connect companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners who have developed solutions that are ready to use.
