The Reality of AI and Cloud Adoption

The recent Apache Cassandra® user survey reveals that 85% of users are either in the cloud or actively moving there, signifying a fundamental transformation in data infrastructure approach. This aligns with major enterprises' adoption of AI and cloud transformation. A significant finding is the projected 350% increase in AI use cases for Cassandra over the next year, with over 50% of respondents already having generative AI use cases in production. The survey also shows that 62% of users plan to upgrade to Cassandra 5.0 in the next 12 months, highlighting the importance of modernization and being ready for future changes. The open-source community continues to drive innovation in this space, with DataStax's contributions to Cassandra 5.0 enhancing AI and cloud-native capabilities.