While this blog was written for Scylla, other NoSQL database practitioners (users of Cassandra, etc.) may find many of the tips also useful (such as data modeling, batching based on partitions, and so on). Also, if you have your own favorite database tips & tricks, chime in below.

Speaking of the new CQL Optimization Dashboard, this is a deep dive into the gauges and graphs:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19513171