OpenSource Connections Awarded DataStax Engagement Award

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSource Connections (OSC), a search, discovery and analytics consultancy, today announced it is the proud recipient of the DataStax Partner Network Engagement Award from DataStax, the company that delivers Apache Cassandra™ to the enterprise. The award was presented at the company's Cassandra Summit Partner reception event on September 11 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco.

The award represents DataStax's recognition of partners such as OSC for their excellence and commitment to jointly delivering DataStax Enterprise solutions for the Fortune 1000.

"OpenSource Connections is a valuable partner that has proven its commitment to the DataStax Partner Network," said Kevin Pardue, Regional Channel Director, DataStax. "OSC provides DataStax customers with outstanding proficiency in search and discovery to power the online applications that transform business."

"We're proud and honored to be recognized for our commitment to bringing leading-edge search, discovery, and analytics tools to our commercial and government clients," said Eric Pugh, Founder and Principal, OSC. "These companies have complex data that can often hide very valuable information. Cassandra brings that information to light and DSE enables customers to take full advantage of Cassandra, with the ability to do real-time analytics and full-text search at scale, without needing to hire a group of dedicated developers and administrators."

OpenSource Connections builds custom search, discovery, and analytics platforms for companies in markets like government, health, financial services, and more. By focusing on short-to-medium term engagements staffed by industry experts, OSC is able to deliver innovative and leading-edge solutions, and the firm's use of collaborative development allows clients to build the expertise they need.

About Cassandra Summit

The fifth annual Cassandra Summit was September 10-11, 2014 in San Francisco. With more than 3,000 attendees at the sold-out Summit and at meet-ups around the world, including Tel Aviv, Cape Town and London, the event was the largest gathering of Cassandra users ever. Leading enterprises including Sony, ING, Target, Google, Credit-Suisse, Microsoft and Instagram highlighted how they have transformed their businesses, exceeded customer demands, and accelerated their growth using Cassandra, the world's fastest and most scalable distributed database management system.

About DataStax

DataStax delivers Apache Cassandra™, the leading distributed database technology, to the enterprise. Apache Cassandra™ is built to be agile, always-on, and predictably scalable to any size.

With more than 400 customers in over 50 countries, DataStax is the database technology and transactional backbone of choice for the world's most innovative companies such as Netflix, Intuit, and eBay. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., DataStax is backed by industry-leading investors including Comcast Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Meritech Capital, Premji Invest and Scale Venture Partners. For more information, visit DataStax.com or follow us @DataStax.

About OpenSource Connections

OSC is a boutique search, discovery, and analytics consulting firm headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. OSC works closely with clients to identify and develop solutions to enable business success. OSC experts are authors, invited speakers, and contributors to the big data ecosystem. Visit OpenSource Connections, or follow @o19s.

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