Item: Astra DB
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We mainly use Astra DB for data storage and management. This helps us store important and high volume of data without slowing the systems and making efficient use of space available. We are a fast growing business so our data grows with us as well which becomes a problem if we don't have effective tools to store it. Astra DB solves this problem for us. It helps us grow our data with us.

Pros and Cons

First of all its developer friendly feature makes it a worthy tool to have.
Second one would be the scalability scope we get with Astra DB.
Third would be making the data available to us any any given time.

I would love if Astra DB has the feature to integrate with other external tools as well.
I would love if more advanced queries can also be resolved with it.
I would also love if cost management tools can also be added in this.

Return on Investment

Its adaptability to the size of data we need to store.
It required high level training of staff to use the software.
It helps in the global availability of data, wherever it is required, irrespective of size and time.

Developer Experience

I would say that my experience as a developer has been positive throughout. Astra DB's fast and intuitive feature is the cherry on the cake. It kind of supports the fast-paced environment we have to work in. It always allows me to work more on the designing and core work and less on the data management system.

Scalability

I would rate it 8 out of 10 as this is one of the most effective tools I have used; it is well equipped for smooth functioning of all the functions and carries out operations with a large number of users at the same time; however, its capabilities it can approve more on this aspect of the tool.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud BigTable

I have used other products like Amazon DynamoDB and Google Cloud BigTable. When it comes to price, there is not much difference. However, when it comes to the ability to handle large sets of data, I have found that Amazon DynamoDB and AstraDB share a similar efficiency level. Google Cloud BigTable is better at incorporating external tools to manage data.

Key Insights

Do you think Astra DB delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Astra DB's feature set?

Yes

Did Astra DB live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Astra DB go as expected?

Would you buy Astra DB again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Amazon DynamoDB, Google Cloud BigTable, Microsoft Azure

Likelihood to Recommend

I would start with the scenarios which are well-suited. I can see Antra DB excels at the scalability and global distribution part as with the company's continuously growing size, we need our data to be growing at the same speed, which ASTRA DB largely supports, and if we talk about the less appropriate scenario, I would say when we need to incorporate external tools for the better monitor, it sorts of fails purpose.

Worth the time and resources.

Overall Satisfaction with Astra DB