ScyllaDB Summit 2018 Keynote: Four Years of ScyllaDB

At the ScyllaDB Summit 2018, CEO and Co-founder Dor Laor delivered a keynote highlighting the evolution and future of ScyllaDB, a NoSQL database platform. Laor discussed the company's growth since its inception in 2015, including the release of ScyllaDB 1.0 and subsequent updates that have allowed it to achieve feature parity with Cassandra. Notable advancements include the introduction of ScyllaDB 3.0, which offers advanced features like SSTable format 3.0 and Materialized Views, as well as the launch of ScyllaDB Cloud on AWS. Laor emphasized ScyllaDB's competitive edge over other NoSQL databases, such as Amazon DynamoDB, citing lower costs and improved performance in specific scenarios. Additionally, the summit introduced the innovative per-user SLA feature, enabling efficient resource management for mixed workloads. Looking ahead, Laor outlined plans to enhance ScyllaDB's offerings further, focusing on lightweight transactions, improved performance, and ease of management, while expressing optimism for continued breakthroughs in the Big Data landscape.