The great idea for big data
What’s the big idea?
A simple one! Make a cross-platform, secure email system that can grow all by itself.
How can it be done?
To build such an application a number of open-source technologies are going to be combined, each with it’s own purpose.
| Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Cassandra | Provide the ability to scale horizontaly regardless of dataset’s size or number of users in the system. |
| Java | Cross-platform, high level language which has access to a wide range of Cassandra APIs. |
| TOR | Obfuscates source/destination of the data and provides protection against network survailance. |
An overview
The client of the email system will be built using Java SWING allowing for a cross-platform application. The client will connect to Cassandra using the Astyanax API using TOR to protect the connection from survailance.