It is a NoSQL Database used for Bigdata.
It offers continuous availability, linear scale performance, operational simplicity and easy data distribution across multiple data centers and cloud availability zones.
Massively scalable architecture
Active everywhere design
Linear scale performance
Continuous availability
Transparent fault detection and recovery
Flexible and dynamic data model
Strong data protection
Tunable data consistency
Multi-data center replication
Data compression
CQL (Cassandra Query Language)[/dt_list_item