Does Cassandra hash the primary key to get a more even distribution?
If you have a sorted data store, you can get the same distribution by keying off a hash of the "real" primary key, right?
If you have a sorted data store, you can get the same distribution by keying off a hash of the "real" primary key, right?
Cassandra allows you to store multiple records in sorted order within a partition. The normal recommended way to get data locality is to store records that are frequently accessed together in the same partition.