Cassandra as an integral part of a Big Data platform

There is more to a successful Big Data platform than simply deploying a NoSQL database.  That database needs to integrate with the rest of your architecture, and nowadays that often requires a polyglot approach to persistence. 

As part of the release of the new Apache Cassandra RefCard, we did an interview on Cassandra's role in a complete Big Data platform.  The interview covers the challenges of and solutions for integrating NoSQL into a Big Data enterprise solution.