Re: Replacing supercolumns with composite columns; Getting the equivalent of retrieving a list of supercolumns by name

2012-01-03 Thread Asil Klin
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 3:12 PM > To: user@cassandra.apache.org > Cc: Asil Klin > Subject: Re: Replacing supercolumns with composite columns; Getting the > equivalent of retrieving a list of supercolumns by name > > The main issue with replacing super columns with composite columns right

Replacing supercolumns with composite columns; Getting the equivalent of retrieving a list of supercolumns by name

2012-01-03 Thread Asil Klin
I have a super columns family which I always use to retrieve a list of supercolumns(with all subcolumns) by name. I am looking forward to replace all SuperColumns in my schema with the composite columns. How could I design schema so that I could do the equivalent of retrieving a list of supercolum

Merging 3 rows that are mostly read together from CF into single rows with composite col names ?

2011-12-26 Thread Asil Klin
If 3 rows in a column family need to be read together 'always', is it preferable to just merge them in 1 row using composite col names(instead of keeping in 3 rows) ? Does this improve read performance, anyway ?

Composite columns vs Protocol Buffers when all you need is to pack many things in a single column

2011-12-07 Thread Asil Klin
I know Composite columns are used for some very useful scenarios(like to replace super columns) which cannot be helped with anything else. But, for situations when you just need to pack many things in a single column efficiently and such that the retrievals are also performant, which one should be

A few quick questions to help me design a better schema..

2011-01-09 Thread asil klin
1. ) If certain columns in a row get mutated too frequently or if new columns are added to the row frequently then does the reads of old columns that rarely get changed is also affected ? In other words, is the performance of reads of almost infrequently changing columns in a row where some columns

For what parts of a social network is Cassandra a good fit ?

2011-01-03 Thread asil klin
For what parts of a social network is Cassandra a good fit ? Is it recommendable to throw all social network data into Cassandra datastore specifically, what about the data for newsfeed generation from user's network updates ?

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
stolen >> goods. >> - >> Sincerely, >> David G. Boney >> dbon...@semanticartifacts.com >> http://www.semanticartifacts.com >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 29, 2010, at 10:51 PM, asil klin wrote: >> >> Can't I get

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
e.com/p/seide/ > // @iPad > > On 30/12/2010, at 01:26, asil klin wrote: > > > Can anyone pass me a pdf copy of Cassandra The Definitive Guide ? > > > > > > Thanks. > > Asil >

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
Can anyone pass me a pdf copy of Cassandra The Definitive Guide ? Thanks. Asil