Using a user/member as an example I am curious which of the data models would be the best fit for performance and longevity of data in Cassandra?
Consider the simple staples of user/member details like username,email,address,state,preferences,etc. Fairly simple, storing this data into a row key users->username[email], etc. Now as time goes on more data such as snapshot changes like users->username['change:123456] = 'changed email', etc. columns compound onto the users row-key. Perhaps more preferences are added onto the row-key or login information. I wouldn't expect the amount of columns to grow hugely, but I've also learned to plan for the un-expected... Simplicity would tell me to: A.) store ALL the data associated with the user onto a single users row-key. Some user keys may be small, others may get larger over time depending upon activity. but would B be a better performance model B.) Split out user data into seperate row-keys such as users->changes_username['change123456] = 'changed email' AND users->preferences_username['fav_color] = 'blue'. This would add a level of complexity and in some cases tiny row-keys along with multiple fetches for all user/member data? Curious what your opinions are? Thanks!
