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## Thanks
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-This project is sponsored by [DataStax](http://datastax.com/) -- The always-on, active everywhere, distributed hybrid
-cloud database built on Apache Cassandraâ„¢, and designed from the ground up to run anywhere, on any cloud, in any
-datacenter, and in every possible combination. DataStax delivers the ultimate hybrid and multi-cloud database.
+This project is sponsored by [DataStax](https://www.datastax.com) -- The Open, Multi-Cloud Stack for Modern Data Apps built on
+Apache Cassandraâ„¢, Kubernetes *Based*, Developer *Ready* & Cloud *Delivered* and designed from the ground up to run anywhere,
+on any cloud, in any datacenter, and in every possible combination. DataStax delivers the ultimate hybrid and multi-cloud database.
