Introducing AlwaysOn SQL for DSE Analytics

DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 6 introduces AlwaysOn SQL, a highly-available and secure SQL service for analytical queries. This service allows BI, ETL, and other tools to connect via ODBC and JDBC protocols to analyze data in DSE, including tabular data from the database, graph data from DSE Graph, and files stored in DSEFS. AlwaysOn SQL is designed with production environments in mind, ensuring high availability without manual intervention and seamless integration with DSE's Advanced Security features for authentication and authorization. This service enables a broad group of developers to analyze data in DSE without having to learn Spark programming or new languages, making it an important step towards supporting business analysts and the tools they use.