Get Your Head In the Clouds (Part 3 of 3): Support for Multi-Region Databases Now in DataStax Astra DBaaS

Last week, DataStax announced new features in its cloud-based database service, DataStax Astra. These include Storage-Attached Indexing (SAI), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Peering, and support for multi-region databases. The latest blog post focuses on the latter feature, which enables businesses to maintain continuous uptime by providing geographic redundancy in case of regional power outages or network connectivity issues. Cassandra, a distributed database system, is used to ensure partition tolerance and handle these scenarios with ease. Astra now supports multi-region databases, allowing users to create C or D tier DBs and add regions seamlessly. This feature ensures data replication across all regions without additional configuration.