Overheard at ScyllaDB University LIVE Summer Session

ScyllaDB University recently hosted a successful two-day virtual training event, the ScyllaDB University LIVE Summer Session, which saw a 27% increase in attendance from its previous session. Participants from major companies like Amazon, Disney, and Salesforce engaged in sessions and an expert panel that covered topics ranging from ScyllaDB's features and benefits over Cassandra, to data modeling and application architecture strategies. Attendees were particularly interested in deploying ScyllaDB Open Source, with the majority managing data workloads in the low-terabyte range. The event also highlighted ScyllaDB's offerings such as its Materialized Views, Change Data Capture, and Lightweight Transactions, which are noted for their enhanced performance and efficiency compared to similar features in Cassandra. Additionally, advanced sessions addressed the integration of ScyllaDB with tools like Apache Kafka and Spark, as well as monitoring techniques to optimize application performance. Despite most attendees being new to ScyllaDB, the event provided valuable insights and resources, with opportunities to continue learning through ScyllaDB University's free, self-paced online courses.