Finally! An Elastic, Pay-As-You-Go Serverless Database Built on Cassandra Is Now on Azure

DataStax has announced the general availability of its serverless multi-cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS) offering, Astra, built on Apache Cassandra® and now available on Microsoft Azure. The platform aims to provide users with the least friction and expense while leveraging the best capabilities of Cassandra. Astra offers a truly consumption-based model for operations and billing, allowing automatic scaling based on usage and pay-for-what-you-use pricing. It is designed to help enterprises avoid cloud vendor lock-in and support multi-cloud, hybrid solutions. The platform abstracts all operational aspects, enabling developers to focus on app development and delivery. Astra can be accessed via the Azure marketplace or through the familiar Astra portal on DataStax's website.