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Brielle Lyon @lyonbrielle   08, Apr 2023 12:00 AM
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What is a cluster in Cassandra?
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Brooks Capshaw @capshawbrooks   10, Apr 2023 05:47 PM
A cluster is a container for keyspaces. Cassandra database is segmented over several machines that operate together. The cluster is the outermost container which arranges the nodes in a ring format and assigns data to them. These nodes have a replica which takes charge in case of data handling failure.