While DataStax and Instaclustr clearly have overlapping offerings, their focus is different, said Jason Bloomberg, president at analyst and advisory firm Intellyx.
“DataStax’s sweet spot is hybrid IT and multi-cloud scenarios, while Instaclustr focuses on supporting a range of open source data infrastructure products in public cloud and multi-cloud environments,” Bloomberg said.
Bloomberg said he doesn’t see a direct link between the coronavirus pandemic and demand for a Cassandra operator, though there is an indirect one.
We do believe that IT generally is the backbone of the coronavirus economy — the part of today’s enterprises that people depend on during these turbulent times.
Jason BloombergPresident, Intellyx
“We do believe that IT generally is the backbone of the coronavirus economy — the part of today’s enterprises that people depend on during these turbulent times,” Bloomberg said. “Resilient, scalable infrastructure is a mission-critical part of this backbone, including Cassandra support in Kubernetes.”
of open source data infrastructure products in public cloud and multi-cloud environments,” Bloomberg said.