Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/DataStax/datastax-datastax-tools-for-developers-alex-popescu-cassandra-summit-2016 | Development teams are facing an increased demand for building faster, smarter, more complex systems in record time. The DataStax development tools have been architected from the ground up to enable teams to deliver intelligent, large-scale distributed, high-performance applications while remaining familiar and easy to use. This session will provide an overview of the DataStax Developer Tools, where and how they fit into the development cycle. About the Speaker Alex Popescu Senior Product Manager, DataStax I'm a developer turned product manager building developer tools for Apache Cassandra and DSE. With an eye for simplicity, I focus on creating friendly developer solutions that enable building high-performance, scalable, and fault tolerant applications. I'm passionate about open source and over years I made numerous contributions to major projects like TestNG and Groovy.