realizing cassandra might be a little tricky to setup at first due to lack of docs etc.
Once it is up and running/humming, is it a hands-off solution or does it require hand-holding/monitoring? I recall Joe Stump's blog post stating that it doesn't require an admin (or somethign to that effect when comparing to a sql server box). For those with live apps, how has it been? (fb/digg/twitter people, would love your experiences)