Cassandra Query Language (CQL) for DataStax Enterprise (DSE)

Because DataStax Enterprise (DSE) is based on Apache Cassandra®, you can send Cassandra Query Language (CQL) queries to your DataStax Enterprise (DSE) databases with the CQL shell (cqlsh) and Cassandra drivers. For more information, see the following:

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