January 13, 2023

DataStax Acquires Machine Learning Company Kaskada to Unlock Real-Time AI

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 12, 2023 – DataStax, the real-time AI company, today announced it has acquired Kaskada, a machine learning (ML) company that first solved ​managing​, storing​ and accessing​ ​time-based data​ to train​ behavioral ML ​​models ​and deliver the ​instant, actionable insights​ that fuel artificial intelligence (AI)​.

Both DataStax and Kaskada have a track record of contributing to open source communities. Datastax will open source the core Kaskada technology initially, and it plans to offer a new machine learning cloud service later this year. 

Most machine learning initiatives don’t deliver the results that businesses need because the process is manual, complex and frustrating. Compounding this problem, many models underperform because they lack the relevance and context of real-time data. The addition of Kaskada to DataStax’s portfolio of cloud services—which today includes the massively scalable Astra DB database-as-a-service built on Apache Cassandra® and event streaming with Astra Streaming— will give organizations a single environment to easily and cost-effectively deliver applications infused with real-time AI, using an advanced ML/AI model proven by industry leaders such as Netflix and Uber. Read rest here