Wired

Apache Cassandra was originally created by Facebook to juggle the large amounts of data generated by its users. This Wired feature looks at the birth of Cassandra and DataStax, a company at the heart of the Cassandra ecosystem.

Geoff Wozniak

“I’ve come to the conclusion that, for me, ORMs are more detriment than benefit. In short, they can be used to nicely augment working with SQL in a program, but they should not replace it.”

Rackspace   Sponsored

We’re launching the NoSQL Mobile App Challenge - a new contest through which Rackspace and ObjectRocket will provide the tools that empower developers to build user-friendly, sophisticated mobile apps that have real world impact. And, of course, prizes for winning apps! Read more about the contest and register. Submissions open August 7th.

CB Insights

The database part is interesting with MySQL and Oracle leading the way.

GigaOM

Max Schireson has stepped down from the lead role at MongoDB and Dev Ittycheria has taken his place.