diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlOperations.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlOperations.java
index 3984586f8..c9283f081 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlOperations.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlOperations.java
@@ -18,25 +18,32 @@ package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
-import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
+
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
 /**
- * Interface specifying a basic set of CQL asynchronously executed operations. Exposes similar methods as {@link CqlTemplate}, but returns
- * result handles or accepts callbacks as opposed to concrete results. Implemented by {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. Not
- * often used directly, but a useful option to enhance testability, as it can easily be mocked or stubbed.
+ * Interface specifying a basic set of CQL asynchronously executed operations. Exposes similar methods
+ * as {@link CqlTemplate}, but returns result handles or accepts callbacks as opposed to concrete results.
+ * Implemented by {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. Not often used directly, but a useful option to enhance testability,
+ * as it can easily be mocked or stubbed.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @since 2.0
  * @see AsyncCqlTemplate
+ * @see CqlOperations
  */
 public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 
+	// TODO many of these data access operations could be implemented as default methods, in terms of other data access operations
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with a plain com.datastax.driver.core.Session
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -48,7 +55,7 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
 	 * <p>
 	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param action the callback object that specifies the action.
 	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
@@ -61,26 +68,68 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Issue a single CQL execute, typically a DDL statement, insert, update or delete statement.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
 	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Issue a single CQL operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) via a prepared statement, binding the
+	 * given arguments.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Issue an statement using a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to set bind parameters, with given CQL. Simpler than
+	 * using a {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} as this method will create the {@link PreparedStatement}: The
+	 * {@link PreparedStatementBinder} just needs to set parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
+	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single Statement, within Spring's managed CQL
+	 * environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
+	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem TODO: Lambda-usage clashes with execute(cql,
+	 *           PreparedStatementBinder)
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the ResultSetExtractor.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
@@ -88,20 +137,20 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@code null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query
 	 * @see #query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object[])
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
@@ -111,59 +160,120 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
+	 * {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
+	 * {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping each
+	 * row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor)
+		throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
+	 * knows how to bind values to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
+	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler)
+		throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
+	 * knows how to bind values to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
 	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the single mapped object.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
+		throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 * <p>
-	 * This method is useful for running static CQL with a known outcome. The query is expected to be a single row/single
-	 * column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the corresponding object type.
-	 * 
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
-	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result {@link List}.
 	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
-	 * as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
-	 * 
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 * @see #queryForList(String)
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
@@ -173,7 +283,7 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * <p>
 	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
 	 * specified element type.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -185,21 +295,130 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result {@link List}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
+	 * specified element type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class)
+	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
+	 * as argument array.
 	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 * 
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result Map. The queryForMap() methods defined by this interface are appropriate when you don't have a domain model.
+	 * Otherwise, consider using one of the queryForObject() methods.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key).
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String)
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method is useful for running static CQL with a known outcome. The query is expected to be a single row/single
+	 * column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the corresponding object type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
+	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class, Object[])
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result object.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row/single column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the
+	 * corresponding object type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the PreparedStatement to guess the corresponding CQL
+	 *          type)
+	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
+	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class)
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the single mapped object.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping a
+	 * single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @return the single mapped object
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a ResultSet, given static CQL.
@@ -217,6 +436,21 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 */
 	ListenableFuture<ResultSet> queryForResultSet(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * ResultSet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to an {@link ResultSet}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link ResultSet} representation.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<ResultSet> queryForResultSet(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.Statement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -237,12 +471,12 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the ResultSetExtractor.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
@@ -252,11 +486,11 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@code null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query
 	 * @see #query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object[])
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
@@ -273,20 +507,59 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
+	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement} to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
+	 * specified element type.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the single mapped object.
+	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class, Object[])
+	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
+	 * as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
+	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
@@ -309,59 +582,20 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
-	 * as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the single mapped object.
 	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
-	 * specified element type.
-	 *
-	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class, Object[])
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 *
-	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement} to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a ResultSet, given static CQL.
@@ -380,9 +614,20 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	ListenableFuture<ResultSet> queryForResultSet(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Methods dealing with prepared statements
+	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Issue a single CQL execute operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) using a
+	 * {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} to provide CQL and any required parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that provides CQL and any necessary parameters, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 */
+	// TODO: Interferes with execute(session callback lambda)
+	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
 	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single {@link PreparedStatement}, within
@@ -390,333 +635,97 @@ public interface AsyncCqlOperations {
 	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
 	 * <p>
 	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action)
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action)
 			throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
-	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single Statement, within Spring's managed CQL
-	 * environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
-	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem TODO: Lambda-usage clashes with execute(cql,
-	 *           PreparedStatementBinder)
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor)
+			throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
+	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler)
+			throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
 			throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
 	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
 	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
 	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
 	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
-	 * {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
-	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
-	 * knows how to bind values to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
-	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch)
-			throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
 	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
 	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
 	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
 	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
-	 * {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
-	 * knows how to bind values to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
-			throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
 	 * to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
 	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
 	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
 	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
 	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping each
-	 * row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping a
-	 * single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @return the single mapped object
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result object.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row/single column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the
-	 * corresponding object type.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the PreparedStatement to guess the corresponding CQL
-	 *          type)
-	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
-	 *           exactly one column in that row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class)
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result Map. The queryForMap() methods defined by this interface are appropriate when you don't have a domain model.
-	 * Otherwise, consider using one of the queryForObject() methods.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key).
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String)
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result {@link List}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
-	 * specified element type.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class)
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result {@link List}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String)
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * ResultSet.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to an {@link ResultSet}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link ResultSet} representation.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<ResultSet> queryForResultSet(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Issue a single CQL execute operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) using a
-	 * {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} to provide CQL and any required parameters.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that provides CQL and any necessary parameters, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
-	 */
-	// TODO: Interferes with execute(session callback lambda)
-	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Issue an statement using a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to set bind parameters, with given CQL. Simpler than
-	 * using a {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} as this method will create the {@link PreparedStatement}: The
-	 * {@link PreparedStatementBinder} just needs to set parameters.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Issue a single CQL operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) via a prepared statement, binding the
-	 * given arguments.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlTemplate.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlTemplate.java
index e36340f89..9af749ff6 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncCqlTemplate.java
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
+
+import com.datastax.driver.core.BoundStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSetFuture;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 
 import org.springframework.cassandra.support.CassandraAccessor;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
@@ -29,19 +39,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.BoundStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
-
 /**
  * <b>This is the central class in the CQL core package for asynchronous Cassandra data access.</b> It simplifies the
  * use of CQL and helps to avoid common errors. It executes core CQL workflow, leaving application code to provide CQL
@@ -69,6 +66,7 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
  * <b>NOTE: An instance of this class is thread-safe once configured.</b>
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @see ListenableFuture
  * @see PreparedStatementCreator
  * @see PreparedStatementBinder
@@ -81,39 +79,20 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOperations {
 
 	/**
-	 * Placeholder for default values.
-	 */
-	private final static Statement DEFAULTS = QueryBuilder.select().from("DEFAULT");
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a non-negative value, it will be used for setting the {@code fetchSize} property on
-	 * statements used for query processing.
-	 */
-	private int fetchSize = -1;
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code retryPolicy} property on statements used
-	 * for query processing.
-	 */
-	private com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code consistencyLevel} property on statements
-	 * used for query processing.
-	 */
-	private com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
-
-	/**
-	 * Construct a new {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. Note: The {@link Session} has to be set before using the instance.
+	 * Constructs a new, uninitialized {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}.
+	 *
+	 * Note: The {@link Session} has to be set before using the instance.
 	 *
 	 * @see #setSession(Session)
 	 */
 	public AsyncCqlTemplate() {}
 
 	/**
-	 * Construct a new {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}, given a {@link Session}.
+	 * Constructs a new {@link AsyncCqlTemplate} with the given {@link Session}.
 	 *
 	 * @param session the active Cassandra {@link Session}.
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if {@link Session} is {@literal null}.
+	 * @see com.datastax.driver.core.Session
 	 */
 	public AsyncCqlTemplate(Session session) {
 
@@ -122,68 +101,11 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		setSession(session);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set the fetch size for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. This is important for processing large result sets: Setting
-	 * this higher than the default value will increase processing speed at the cost of memory consumption; setting this
-	 * lower can avoid transferring row data that will never be read by the application. Default is -1, indicating to use
-	 * the CQL driver's default configuration (i.e. to not pass a specific fetch size setting on to the driver).
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setFetchSize(int)
-	 */
-	public void setFetchSize(int fetchSize) {
-		this.fetchSize = fetchSize;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the fetch size specified for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public int getFetchSize() {
-		return this.fetchSize;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the retry policy for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. This is important for defining behavior when a request
-	 * fails.
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setRetryPolicy(com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy
-	 */
-	public void setRetryPolicy(com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy retryPolicy) {
-		this.retryPolicy = retryPolicy;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the {@link com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy} specified for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy getRetryPolicy() {
-		return retryPolicy;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the consistency level for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}. Consistency level defines the number of nodes involved
-	 * into query processing. Relaxed consistency level settings use fewer nodes but eventual consistency is more likely
-	 * to occur while a higher consistency level involves more nodes to obtain results with a higher consistency
-	 * guarantee.
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setConsistencyLevel(com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel)
-	 * @see com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy
-	 */
-	public void setConsistencyLevel(com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel) {
-		this.consistencyLevel = consistencyLevel;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the {@link com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel} specified for this {@link AsyncCqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel getConsistencyLevel() {
-		return consistencyLevel;
-	}
-
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with a plain com.datastax.driver.core.Session
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncSessionCallback)
 	 */
@@ -195,7 +117,7 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		try {
 			return action.doInSession(getSession());
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("SessionCallback", getCql(action), e);
+			throw translateException("SessionCallback", toCql(action), e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -203,7 +125,7 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 	// Methods dealing with static CQL
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String)
 	 */
@@ -215,103 +137,105 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(queryForResultSet(cql), ResultSet::wasApplied);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
 
 		Assert.hasText(cql, "CQL must not be empty");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
 
 		try {
-
 			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				logger.debug("Executing CQL Statement [{}]", cql);
 			}
 
-			SimpleStatement simpleStatement = new SimpleStatement(cql);
+			SimpleStatement simpleStatement = applyStatementSettings(new SimpleStatement(cql));
 
-			applyStatementSettings(simpleStatement);
+			ResultSetFuture results = getSession().executeAsync(simpleStatement);
 
 			return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-					new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(getSession().executeAsync(simpleStatement),
-							ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("Query", cql, ex)),
-					rse::extractData), getExceptionTranslator());
+					new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(results, ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("Query", cql, ex)),
+					resultSetExtractor::extractData), getExceptionTranslator());
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
 			throw translateException("Query", cql, e);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(cql, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> results = query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+				results, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(cql, rowMapper), DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(java.lang.String)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper());
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType));
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper());
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newColumnMapRowMapper());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<List<T>> results = query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+				results, DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult), getExceptionTranslator());
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForResultSet(java.lang.String)
 	 */
@@ -324,7 +248,7 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.Statement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
 	 */
@@ -336,102 +260,106 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(queryForResultSet(statement), ResultSet::wasApplied);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
 
 		Assert.notNull(statement, "CQL Statement must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
 
 		try {
-
 			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				logger.debug("Executing CQL Statement [{}]", statement);
 			}
 
-			applyStatementSettings(statement);
+			ResultSetFuture results = getSession().executeAsync(applyStatementSettings(statement));
 
 			return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-					new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(getSession().executeAsync(statement),
-							ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("Query", statement.toString(), ex)), rse::extractData),
+					new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+							results, ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("Query", statement.toString(), ex)),
+						resultSetExtractor::extractData),
 					getExceptionTranslator());
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
 			throw translateException("Query", statement.toString(), e);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> result = query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
 		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				query(statement, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
+				result, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(statement, newColumnMapRowMapper());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(statement, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
 			throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(statement, rowMapper), DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
+
+		ListenableFuture<List<T>> results = query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+				results, DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult), getExceptionTranslator());
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(statement, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(statement, getColumnMapRowMapper());
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType));
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, getColumnMapRowMapper());
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForResultSet(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
 	 */
@@ -441,118 +369,37 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Methods dealing with prepared statements
+	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCallback)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-
-		Assert.notNull(psc, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(action, "PreparedStatementCallback object must not be null");
-
-		try {
-
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", getCql(psc), psc);
-			}
-
-			return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-					new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(psc.createPreparedStatement(getSession()), preparedStatement -> {
-
-						try {
-							applyStatementSettings(preparedStatement);
-							return action.doInPreparedStatement(preparedStatement);
-						} catch (DriverException e) {
-							throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", preparedStatement.toString(), e);
-						}
-					}), getExceptionTranslator());
-
-		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", getCql(psc), e);
-		}
+	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, ResultSet::wasApplied);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb,
-			ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
-
-		Assert.notNull(psc, "AsyncPreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor object must not be null");
-
-		try {
-
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", getCql(psc), psc);
-			}
-
-			Session session = getSession();
-
-			PersistenceExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator = ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("Query", getCql(psc), ex);
-
-			ListenableFuture<BoundStatement> psFuture = new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-					psc.createPreparedStatement(session), ps -> {
-
-						if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-							logger.debug("Executing prepared statement [{}]", ps);
-						}
-
-						BoundStatement boundStatement = psb != null ? psb.bindValues(ps) : ps.bind();
-
-						applyStatementSettings(boundStatement);
-
-						return boundStatement;
-					});
-
-			SettableListenableFuture<T> settableListenableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<T>();
-			psFuture.addCallback(boundStatement -> {
-
-				Futures.addCallback(session.executeAsync(boundStatement), new FutureCallback<ResultSet>() {
-					@Override
-					public void onSuccess(ResultSet result) {
-						try {
-							settableListenableFuture.set(rse.extractData(result));
-						} catch (DriverException e) {
-							settableListenableFuture.setException(exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible(e));
-						}
-					}
-
-					@Override
-					public void onFailure(Throwable ex) {
-
-						if (ex instanceof DriverException) {
-							settableListenableFuture
-									.setException(exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((DriverException) ex));
-						} else {
-							settableListenableFuture.setException(ex);
-						}
-					}
-				});
-
-			}, ex -> {
-				if (ex instanceof DriverException) {
-					settableListenableFuture.setException(exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((DriverException) ex));
-				} else {
-					settableListenableFuture.setException(ex);
-				}
-			});
-
-			return settableListenableFuture;
-
-		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("Query", getCql(psc), e);
-		}
+	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return execute(cql, newPreparedStatementBinder(args));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, ResultSet::wasApplied);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCallback)
 	 */
@@ -561,176 +408,306 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		return execute(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), action);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCallback)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		Assert.notNull(preparedStatementCreator, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(action, "PreparedStatementCallback object must not be null");
+
+		try {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", toCql(preparedStatementCreator),
+					preparedStatementCreator);
+			}
+
+			return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+					new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(preparedStatementCreator.createPreparedStatement(getSession()),
+						preparedStatement -> {
+							try {
+								return action.doInPreparedStatement(applyStatementSettings(preparedStatement));
+							} catch (DriverException e) {
+								throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", preparedStatement.toString(), e);
+							}
+						}), getExceptionTranslator());
+
+		} catch (DriverException e) {
+			throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor)
 			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, null, rse);
+
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, null, resultSetExtractor);
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), psb, rse);
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), rse);
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, RowCallbackHandler rch)
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler)
 			throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(psc, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> results = query(preparedStatementCreator, null, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+			results, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(cql, psb, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb,
-			RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(psc, psb, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql),
-						newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch)), o -> null),
-				getExceptionTranslator());
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
 			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, null, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, psb, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator,
+			PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		Assert.notNull(preparedStatementCreator, "AsyncPreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor object must not be null");
+
+		try {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", toCql(preparedStatementCreator),
+					preparedStatementCreator);
+			}
+
+			Session session = getSession();
+
+			PersistenceExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator = ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible(
+				"Query", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), ex);
+
+			ListenableFuture<BoundStatement> statementFuture = new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+					preparedStatementCreator.createPreparedStatement(session), preparedStatement -> {
+						if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+							logger.debug("Executing prepared statement [{}]", preparedStatement);
+						}
+
+						return applyStatementSettings(preparedStatementBinder != null
+							? preparedStatementBinder.bindValues(preparedStatement) : preparedStatement.bind());
+					});
+
+			SettableListenableFuture<T> settableListenableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<>();
+
+			statementFuture.addCallback(boundStatement -> Futures.addCallback(session.executeAsync(boundStatement),
+				new FutureCallback<ResultSet>() {
+					@Override
+					public void onSuccess(ResultSet result) {
+						try {
+							settableListenableFuture.set(resultSetExtractor.extractData(result));
+						} catch (DriverException e) {
+							settableListenableFuture.setException(exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible(e));
+						}
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onFailure(Throwable ex) {
+						if (ex instanceof DriverException) {
+							settableListenableFuture.setException(
+								exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((DriverException) ex));
+						} else {
+							settableListenableFuture.setException(ex);
+						}
+					}
+				}), ex -> {
+					if (ex instanceof DriverException) {
+						settableListenableFuture.setException(
+							exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((DriverException) ex));
+					} else {
+						settableListenableFuture.setException(ex);
+					}
+				});
+
+			return settableListenableFuture;
+
+		} catch (DriverException e) {
+			throw translateException("Query", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), e);
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator,
+		PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> results = query(preparedStatementCreator, preparedStatementBinder,
+			newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+			results, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb,
-			RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, psb, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator,
+			PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, preparedStatementBinder, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor, Object... args)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args), resultSetExtractor);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler, Object... args)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> results = query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+			results, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+		throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper, java.lang.Object[])
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, resultSetExtractor);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Void> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<?> results = query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder,
+			newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
+
 		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
-				query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper, 1)),
-				DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult), getExceptionTranslator());
+			results, o -> null), getExceptionTranslator());
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType), args);
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder,
+			newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType), args);
-	}
-
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public ListenableFuture<List<Map<String, Object>>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args)
 			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<List<T>> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForMap(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Map<String, Object>> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return queryForObject(cql, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType), args);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		ListenableFuture<List<T>> results = query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql),
+			newPreparedStatementBinder(args), newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper, 1));
+
+		return new ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<>(new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(
+			results, DataAccessUtils::requiredSingleResult), getExceptionTranslator());
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#queryForResultSet(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
@@ -739,54 +716,20 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 		return query(cql, rs -> rs, args);
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncPreparedStatementCreator)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(AsyncPreparedStatementCreator psc) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, ResultSet::wasApplied);
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql), psb, ResultSet::wasApplied);
-	}
-
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlOperations#execute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return execute(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args));
-	}
-
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Implementation hooks and helper methods
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Translate the given {@link DriverException} into a generic {@link DataAccessException}.
+	 * Create a new CQL-based AsyncPreparedStatementCreator using the CQL passed in. By default, we'll create an
+	 * {@link SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator}. This method allows for the creation to be overridden by subclasses.
 	 *
-	 * @param task readable text describing the task being attempted
-	 * @param cql CQL query or update that caused the problem (may be {@code null})
-	 * @param ex the offending {@code RuntimeException}.
-	 * @return the translated {@link DataAccessException} or {@literal null} if translation not possible.
-	 * @see CqlProvider
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the new {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} to use
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("ThrowableResultOfMethodCallIgnored")
-	protected DataAccessException translateExceptionIfPossible(String task, String cql, RuntimeException ex) {
-
-		if (ex instanceof DriverException) {
-			return translate(task, cql, (DriverException) ex);
-		}
-
-		return null;
+	protected AsyncPreparedStatementCreator newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(String cql) {
+		return new SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql,
+			ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("PrepareStatement", cql, ex));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -804,135 +747,43 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading columns as key-value pairs.
+	 * Translate the given {@link DriverException} into a generic {@link DataAccessException}.
 	 *
-	 * @return the RowMapper to use
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
-	 */
-	protected RowMapper<Map<String, Object>> getColumnMapRowMapper() {
-		return new ColumnMapRowMapper();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading result objects from a single column.
-	 *
-	 * @param requiredType the type that each result object is expected to match
-	 * @return the RowMapper to use
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	protected <T> RowMapper<T> getSingleColumnRowMapper(Class<T> requiredType) {
-		return SingleColumnRowMapper.newInstance(requiredType);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
-	 * settings such as fetch size, retry policy, and consistency level.
-	 *
-	 * @param stmt the CQL Statement to prepare
-	 * @see #setFetchSize(int)
-	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
-	 */
-	protected void applyStatementSettings(Statement stmt) {
-
-		int fetchSize = getFetchSize();
-		if (fetchSize != -1 && stmt.getFetchSize() == DEFAULTS.getFetchSize()) {
-			stmt.setFetchSize(fetchSize);
-		}
-
-		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
-		if (retryPolicy != null && stmt.getRetryPolicy() == DEFAULTS.getRetryPolicy()) {
-			stmt.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
-		}
-
-		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
-		if (consistencyLevel != null && stmt.getConsistencyLevel() == DEFAULTS.getConsistencyLevel()) {
-			stmt.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
-	 * settings such as retry policy and consistency level.
-	 *
-	 * @param stmt the CQL Statement to prepare
-	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
-	 */
-	protected void applyStatementSettings(PreparedStatement stmt) {
-
-		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
-		if (retryPolicy != null) {
-			stmt.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
-		}
-
-		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
-		if (consistencyLevel != null) {
-			stmt.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new arg-based PreparedStatementSetter using the args passed in. By default, we'll create an
-	 * {@link ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder}. This method allows for the creation to be overridden by subclasses.
-	 *
-	 * @param args object array with arguments
-	 * @return the new {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to use
-	 */
-	protected PreparedStatementBinder newArgPreparedStatementBinder(Object[] args) {
-		return new ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder(args);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new CQL-based AsyncPreparedStatementCreator using the CQL passed in. By default, we'll create an
-	 * {@link SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator}. This method allows for the creation to be overridden by subclasses.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the new {@link AsyncPreparedStatementCreator} to use
-	 */
-	protected AsyncPreparedStatementCreator newAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(String cql) {
-		return new SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(cql,
-				ex -> translateExceptionIfPossible("PrepareStatement", cql, ex));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Determine CQL from potential provider object.
-	 *
-	 * @param cqlProvider object that's potentially a {@link CqlProvider}
-	 * @return the CQL string, or {@code null}
+	 * @param task readable text describing the task being attempted
+	 * @param cql CQL query or update that caused the problem (may be {@code null})
+	 * @param ex the offending {@code RuntimeException}.
+	 * @return the translated {@link DataAccessException} or {@literal null} if translation not possible.
 	 * @see CqlProvider
 	 */
-	private static String getCql(Object cqlProvider) {
-
-		if (cqlProvider instanceof CqlProvider) {
-			return ((CqlProvider) cqlProvider).getCql();
-		} else {
-			return null;
-		}
+	@SuppressWarnings("ThrowableResultOfMethodCallIgnored")
+	protected DataAccessException translateExceptionIfPossible(String task, String cql, RuntimeException ex) {
+		return (ex instanceof DriverException ? translate(task, cql, (DriverException) ex) : null);
 	}
 
 	private static class SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator implements AsyncPreparedStatementCreator, CqlProvider {
 
-		private final String cql;
 		private final PersistenceExceptionTranslator persistenceExceptionTranslator;
 
-		SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(String cql, PersistenceExceptionTranslator persistenceExceptionTranslator) {
+		private final String cql;
 
-			Assert.notNull(cql, "CQL must not be null");
+		private SimpleAsyncPreparedStatementCreator(String cql, PersistenceExceptionTranslator persistenceExceptionTranslator) {
+
+			Assert.hasText(cql, "CQL must not be empty");
 
 			this.cql = cql;
 			this.persistenceExceptionTranslator = persistenceExceptionTranslator;
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public ListenableFuture<PreparedStatement> createPreparedStatement(Session session) throws DriverException {
-
-			return new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(session.prepareAsync(cql), persistenceExceptionTranslator);
+		public String getCql() {
+			return this.cql;
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public String getCql() {
-			return cql;
+		public ListenableFuture<PreparedStatement> createPreparedStatement(Session session) throws DriverException {
+
+			return new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(session.prepareAsync(getCql()),
+				this.persistenceExceptionTranslator);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -941,7 +792,7 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 
 		private final Function<S, T> mapper;
 
-		public MappingListenableFutureAdapter(ListenableFuture<S> adaptee, Function<S, T> mapper) {
+		private MappingListenableFutureAdapter(ListenableFuture<S> adaptee, Function<S, T> mapper) {
 			super(adaptee);
 			this.mapper = mapper;
 		}
@@ -951,23 +802,4 @@ public class AsyncCqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements AsyncCqlOpera
 			return mapper.apply(adapteeResult);
 		}
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Adapter to enable use of a {@link RowCallbackHandler} inside a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 */
-	private static class RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor implements ResultSetExtractor<Object> {
-
-		private final RowCallbackHandler rch;
-
-		public RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(RowCallbackHandler rch) {
-			this.rch = rch;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public Object extractData(ResultSet rs) {
-
-			StreamSupport.stream(rs.spliterator(), false).forEach(rch::processRow);
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncPreparedStatementCreator.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncPreparedStatementCreator.java
index b799c9466..ac4f9157e 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncPreparedStatementCreator.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncPreparedStatementCreator.java
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
 
+import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
+
 /**
  * One of the two central callback interfaces used by the {@link AsyncCqlTemplate} class. This interface prepares a CQL
  * statement returning a {@link org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture} given a {@link Session}, provided
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ public interface AsyncPreparedStatementCreator {
 	 * Create a statement in this session. Allows implementations to use {@link PreparedStatement}s. The
 	 * {@link CqlTemplate} will attempt to cache the {@link PreparedStatement}s for future use without the overhead of
 	 * re-preparing on the entire cluster.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param session Session to use to create statement, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return a prepared statement
 	 * @throws DriverException there is no need to catch DriverException that may be thrown in the implementation of this
 	 *           method. The {@link CqlTemplate} class will handle them.
 	 */
 	ListenableFuture<PreparedStatement> createPreparedStatement(Session session) throws DriverException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncSessionCallback.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncSessionCallback.java
index ea9a1281b..09a99504b 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncSessionCallback.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/AsyncSessionCallback.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
+
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public interface AsyncSessionCallback<T> {
 	 * objects. Note that there's special support for single step actions: see {@link CqlTemplate#queryForObject} etc. A
 	 * thrown {@link RuntimeException} is treated as application exception: it gets propagated to the caller of the
 	 * template.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param session active Cassandra Session, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return a result object, or {@code null} if none.
 	 * @throws DriverException if thrown by a Session method, to be auto-converted to a {@link DataAccessException}.
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlOperations.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlOperations.java
index cbb4a832f..d2dae55a7 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlOperations.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlOperations.java
@@ -16,23 +16,25 @@
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Row;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException;
+
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
 /**
  * Interface specifying a basic set of CQL operations. Implemented by {@link CqlTemplate}. Not often used directly, but
  * a useful option to enhance testability, as it can easily be mocked or stubbed.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @since 2.0
  * @see CqlTemplate
  */
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
 	 * <p>
 	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param action the callback object that specifies the action.
 	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
@@ -62,26 +64,67 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Issue a single CQL execute, typically a DDL statement, insert, update or delete statement.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
 	boolean execute(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Issue a single CQL operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) via a prepared statement, binding the
+	 * given arguments.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 */
+	boolean execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Issue an statement using a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to set bind parameters, with given CQL. Simpler than
+	 * using a {@link PreparedStatementCreator} as this method will create the {@link PreparedStatement}: The
+	 * {@link PreparedStatementBinder} just needs to set parameters.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 */
+	boolean execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
+	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single Statement, within Spring's managed CQL
+	 * environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
+	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
+	 */
+	<T> T execute(String cql, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the ResultSetExtractor.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
 	 */
-	<T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
@@ -89,20 +132,20 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@code null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query
 	 * @see #query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object[])
 	 */
-	void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
+	void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
@@ -112,59 +155,117 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	<T> List<T> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * 
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
+	 * {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
+	 * {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping each
+	 * row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> List<T> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
+	 */
+	<T> T query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
+	 * knows how to bind values to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
+	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	void query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
+	 * knows how to bind values to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
 	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the single mapped object.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
 	 */
-	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> List<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 * <p>
-	 * This method is useful for running static CQL with a known outcome. The query is expected to be a single row/single
-	 * column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the corresponding object type.
-	 * 
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
-	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
 	 */
-	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
+	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result {@link List}.
 	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
-	 * as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
-	 * 
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 * @see #queryForList(String)
 	 */
-	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
@@ -174,7 +275,7 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * <p>
 	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
 	 * specified element type.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
 	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
 	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -186,21 +287,130 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	<T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result {@link List}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
+	 * specified element type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class)
+	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
+	 */
+	<T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
+	 * as argument array.
 	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 * 
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
 	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
 	 */
-	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result Map. The queryForMap() methods defined by this interface are appropriate when you don't have a domain model.
+	 * Otherwise, consider using one of the queryForObject() methods.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key).
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String)
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 */
+	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * This method is useful for running static CQL with a known outcome. The query is expected to be a single row/single
+	 * column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the corresponding object type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
+	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class, Object[])
+	 */
+	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * result object.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row/single column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the
+	 * corresponding object type.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the PreparedStatement to guess the corresponding CQL
+	 *          type)
+	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
+	 *           exactly one column in that row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class)
+	 */
+	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the single mapped object.
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
+	 */
+	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping a
+	 * single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type)
+	 * @return the single mapped object
+	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a ResultSet, given static CQL.
@@ -218,6 +428,21 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	ResultSet queryForResultSet(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
+	 * ResultSet.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to an {@link ResultSet}.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link ResultSet} representation.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
+	 */
+	ResultSet queryForResultSet(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for Rows, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
@@ -232,7 +457,22 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String, Object[])
 	 */
-	Iterator<Row> queryForRows(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+	Iterable<Row> queryForRows(String cql) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting
+	 * Rows.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to {@link Row}s.
+	 *
+	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
+	 *          CQL type).
+	 * @return a {@link Row} representation.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
+	 */
+	Iterable<Row> queryForRows(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.Statement
@@ -254,12 +494,12 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract all rows of results, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the ResultSetExtractor.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #query(String, ResultSetExtractor, Object...)
 	 */
-	<T> T query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> T query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
@@ -269,11 +509,11 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code query} method with {@code null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query
 	 * @see #query(String, RowCallbackHandler, Object[])
 	 */
-	void query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
+	void query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
@@ -290,20 +530,59 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	<T> List<T> query(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
-	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
+	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
+	 * queryForMap() methods.
+	 *
+	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement} to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
+	 */
+	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
+	 * specified element type.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the single mapped object.
+	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class, Object[])
+	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
+	 */
+	<T> List<T> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
+	 * as argument array.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
+	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 *
+	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
+	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
 	 */
-	<T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a result object, given static CQL.
@@ -326,59 +605,20 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	<T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result Map, given static CQL.
+	 * Execute a query given static CQL, mapping a single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForMap(String, Object...)} method with {@literal null}
-	 * as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
+	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@link #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object...)} method with
+	 * {@literal null} as argument array.
 	 *
 	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key), must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the single mapped object.
 	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String, Object[])
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 * @see #queryForObject(String, RowMapper, Object[])
 	 */
-	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
-	 * specified element type.
-	 *
-	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement}, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class, Object[])
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute a query for a result {@link List}, given static CQL.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Uses a CQL Statement, not a {@link PreparedStatement}. If you want to execute a static query with a
-	 * {@link PreparedStatement}, use the overloaded {@code queryForList} method with {@literal null} as argument array.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 *
-	 * @param statement static CQL {@link Statement} to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Object[])
-	 */
-	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute a query for a ResultSet, given static CQL.
@@ -410,320 +650,12 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String, Object[])
 	 */
-	Iterator<Row> queryForRows(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
+	Iterable<Row> queryForRows(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Methods dealing with prepared statements
+	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/**
-	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
-	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single {@link PreparedStatement}, within
-	 * Spring's managed CQL environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
-	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
-	 */
-	<T> T execute(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
-	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single Statement, within Spring's managed CQL
-	 * environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
-	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
-	 */
-	<T> T execute(String cql, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
-	 */
-	<T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
-	 */
-	<T> T query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
-	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
-	 */
-	<T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
-	 * {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rse object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
-	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	void query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
-	 * knows how to bind values to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
-	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	void query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
-	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	void query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, reading the
-	 * {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rch object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that
-	 * knows how to bind values to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
-	 * to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param psc object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
-			throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping each
-	 * row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, mapping a
-	 * single result row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type)
-	 * @return the single mapped object
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result object.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row/single column query; the returned result will be directly mapped to the
-	 * corresponding object type.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param requiredType the type that the result object is expected to match, must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the PreparedStatement to guess the corresponding CQL
-	 *          type)
-	 * @return the result object of the required type, or {@link Mono#empty()} in case of CQL NULL.
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row, or does not return
-	 *           exactly one column in that row.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForObject(String, Class)
-	 */
-	<T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result Map. The queryForMap() methods defined by this interface are appropriate when you don't have a domain model.
-	 * Otherwise, consider using one of the queryForObject() methods.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The query is expected to be a single row query; the result row will be mapped to a Map (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key).
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return the result Map (one entry for each column, using the column name as the key).
-	 * @throws IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException if the query does not return exactly one row
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForMap(String)
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
-	 */
-	Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result {@link List}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of result objects, each of them matching the
-	 * specified element type.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param elementType the required type of element in the result {@link List} (for example, {@code Integer.class}),
-	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link List} of objects that match the specified element type.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String, Class)
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	<T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * result {@link List}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to a {@link List} (one item for each row) of {@link Map}s (one entry for each column,
-	 * using the column name as the key). Each item in the {@link List} will be of the form returned by this interface's
-	 * queryForMap() methods.
-	 * 
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link List} that contains a {@link Map} per row
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForList(String)
-	 */
-	List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting a
-	 * ResultSet.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to an {@link ResultSet}.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link ResultSet} representation.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
-	 */
-	ResultSet queryForResultSet(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Query given CQL to create a prepared statement from CQL and a list of arguments to bind to the query, expecting
-	 * Rows.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The results will be mapped to {@link Row}s.
-	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return a {@link Row} representation.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 * @see #queryForResultSet(String)
-	 */
-	Iterator<Row> queryForRows(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Issue a single CQL execute operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) using a
 	 * {@link PreparedStatementCreator} to provide CQL and any required parameters.
@@ -736,30 +668,100 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	boolean execute(PreparedStatementCreator psc) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Issue an statement using a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to set bind parameters, with given CQL. Simpler than
-	 * using a {@link PreparedStatementCreator} as this method will create the {@link PreparedStatement}: The
-	 * {@link PreparedStatementBinder} just needs to set parameters.
+	 * Execute a CQL data access operation, implemented as callback action working on a CQL {@link PreparedStatement}.
+	 * This allows for implementing arbitrary data access operations on a single {@link PreparedStatement}, within
+	 * Spring's managed CQL environment: that is, participating in Spring-managed transactions and converting CQL
+	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException}s into Spring's {@link DataAccessException} hierarchy.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The callback action can return a result object, for example a domain object or a collection of domain objects.
 	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param psb object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
-	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
-	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
-	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param action callback object that specifies the action, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return a result object returned by the action, or {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
 	 */
-	boolean execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> T execute(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Issue a single CQL operation (such as an insert, update or delete statement) via a prepared statement, binding the
-	 * given arguments.
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
 	 *
-	 * @param cql static CQL to execute, must not be empty or {@literal null}.
-	 * @param args arguments to bind to the query (leaving it to the {@link PreparedStatement} to guess the corresponding
-	 *          CQL type).
-	 * @return boolean value whether the statement was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem issuing the execution.
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
 	 */
-	boolean execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a
+	 * {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	void query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
+	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} with a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param resultSetExtractor object that will extract results, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return an arbitrary result object, as returned by the {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem
+	 */
+	<T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
+	 * to the query, reading the {@link ResultSet} on a per-row basis with a {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler object that will extract results, one row at a time, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	void query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Query using a prepared statement and a {@link PreparedStatementBinder} implementation that knows how to bind values
+	 * to the query, mapping each row to a Java object via a {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatementCreator object that can create a {@link PreparedStatement} given a {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Session},
+	 *          must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param preparedStatementBinder object that knows how to set values on the prepared statement. If this is {@literal null}, the CQL will
+	 *          be assumed to contain no bind parameters. Even if there are no bind parameters, this object may be used to
+	 *          set fetch size and other performance options.
+	 * @param rowMapper object that will map one object per row, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the result {@link List}, containing mapped objects.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	<T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with cluster metadata
@@ -782,4 +784,5 @@ public interface CqlOperations {
 	 * @throws DataAccessException
 	 */
 	<T> Collection<T> describeRing(HostMapper<T> hostMapper) throws DataAccessException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlTemplate.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlTemplate.java
index b0cfa902a..31c0ff242 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/CqlTemplate.java
@@ -15,25 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import static org.springframework.cassandra.core.cql.CqlIdentifier.cqlId;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
-
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
-import org.springframework.cassandra.support.CassandraAccessor;
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-import org.springframework.dao.support.DataAccessUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.BoundStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Host;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
@@ -42,8 +30,11 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+
+import org.springframework.cassandra.support.CassandraAccessor;
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.support.DataAccessUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * <b>This is the central class in the CQL core package.</b> It simplifies the use of CQL and helps to avoid common
@@ -88,39 +79,20 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
 public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 
 	/**
-	 * Placeholder for default values.
-	 */
-	private final static Statement DEFAULTS = QueryBuilder.select().from("DEFAULT");
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a non-negative value, it will be used for setting the {@code fetchSize} property on
-	 * statements used for query processing.
-	 */
-	private int fetchSize = -1;
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code retryPolicy} property on statements used
-	 * for query processing.
-	 */
-	private RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
-
-	/**
-	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code consistencyLevel} property on statements
-	 * used for query processing.
-	 */
-	private com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
-
-	/**
-	 * Construct a new {@link CqlTemplate}. Note: The {@link Session} has to be set before using the instance.
+	 * Constructs a new, uninitialized {@link CqlTemplate}.
+	 *
+	 * Note: The {@link Session} has to be set before using the instance.
 	 *
 	 * @see #setSession(Session)
 	 */
 	public CqlTemplate() {}
 
 	/**
-	 * Construct a new {@link CqlTemplate}, given a {@link Session}.
+	 * Constructs a new {@link CqlTemplate} initialized with the given {@link Session}.
 	 *
 	 * @param session the active Cassandra {@link Session}.
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if {@link Session} is {@literal null}.
+	 * @see com.datastax.driver.core.Session
 	 */
 	public CqlTemplate(Session session) {
 
@@ -129,63 +101,6 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 		setSession(session);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set the fetch size for this {@link CqlTemplate}. This is important for processing large result sets: Setting this
-	 * higher than the default value will increase processing speed at the cost of memory consumption; setting this lower
-	 * can avoid transferring row data that will never be read by the application. Default is -1, indicating to use the
-	 * CQL driver's default configuration (i.e. to not pass a specific fetch size setting on to the driver).
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setFetchSize(int)
-	 */
-	public void setFetchSize(int fetchSize) {
-		this.fetchSize = fetchSize;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the fetch size specified for this {@link CqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public int getFetchSize() {
-		return this.fetchSize;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the retry policy for this {@link CqlTemplate}. This is important for defining behavior when a request
-	 * fails.
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see RetryPolicy
-	 */
-	public void setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy retryPolicy) {
-		this.retryPolicy = retryPolicy;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the {@link RetryPolicy} specified for this {@link CqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public RetryPolicy getRetryPolicy() {
-		return retryPolicy;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the consistency level for this {@link CqlTemplate}. Consistency level defines the number of nodes
-	 * involved into query processing. Relaxed consistency level settings use fewer nodes but eventual consistency is more
-	 * likely to occur while a higher consistency level involves more nodes to obtain results with a higher consistency
-	 * guarantee.
-	 *
-	 * @see Statement#setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
-	 * @see RetryPolicy
-	 */
-	public void setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel) {
-		this.consistencyLevel = consistencyLevel;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the {@link ConsistencyLevel} specified for this {@link CqlTemplate}.
-	 */
-	public ConsistencyLevel getConsistencyLevel() {
-		return consistencyLevel;
-	}
-
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with a plain com.datastax.driver.core.Session
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -202,7 +117,7 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 		try {
 			return action.doInSession(getSession());
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("SessionCallback", getCql(action), e);
+			throw translateException("SessionCallback", toCql(action), e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -227,22 +142,21 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
 
 		Assert.hasText(cql, "CQL must not be empty");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
 
 		try {
-
 			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				logger.debug("Executing CQL Statement [{}]", cql);
 			}
 
-			SimpleStatement simpleStatement = new SimpleStatement(cql);
+			SimpleStatement statement = applyStatementSettings(new SimpleStatement(cql));
 
-			applyStatementSettings(simpleStatement);
+			ResultSet results = getSession().execute(statement);
 
-			return rse.extractData(getSession().execute(simpleStatement));
+			return resultSetExtractor.extractData(results);
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
 			throw translateException("Query", cql, e);
 		}
@@ -253,8 +167,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		query(cql, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
+	public void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+		query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -263,45 +177,7 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> List<T> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-
-		List<T> results = query(cql, rowMapper);
-		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(results);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(java.lang.String)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper());
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType));
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -310,7 +186,43 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper());
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(java.lang.String)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newColumnMapRowMapper());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(query(cql, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper)));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -327,8 +239,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForRows(java.lang.String)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Iterator<Row> queryForRows(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForResultSet(cql).iterator();
+	public Iterable<Row> queryForRows(String cql) throws DataAccessException {
+		return () -> queryForResultSet(cql).iterator();
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -352,20 +264,17 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> T query(Statement statement, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
 
 		Assert.notNull(statement, "CQL Statement must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor must not be null");
 
 		try {
-
 			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 				logger.debug("Executing CQL Statement [{}]", statement);
 			}
 
-			applyStatementSettings(statement);
-
-			return rse.extractData(getSession().execute(statement));
+			return resultSetExtractor.extractData(getSession().execute(applyStatementSettings(statement)));
 		} catch (DriverException e) {
 			throw translateException("Query", statement.toString(), e);
 		}
@@ -376,8 +285,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		query(statement, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
+	public void query(Statement statement, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+		query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -386,45 +295,7 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> List<T> query(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-
-		List<T> results = query(statement, rowMapper);
-		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(results);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(statement, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(statement, getColumnMapRowMapper());
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType));
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -433,7 +304,43 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(statement, getColumnMapRowMapper());
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> List<T> queryForList(Statement statement, Class<T> elementType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(statement, newColumnMapRowMapper());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, Class<T> requiredType) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(statement, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(Statement statement, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(query(statement, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper)));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -450,72 +357,30 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForRows(com.datastax.driver.core.Statement)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Iterator<Row> queryForRows(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForResultSet(statement).iterator();
+	public Iterable<Row> queryForRows(Statement statement) throws DataAccessException {
+		return () -> queryForResultSet(statement).iterator();
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Methods dealing with prepared statements
+	// Methods dealing with com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCallback)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T execute(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException {
-
-		Assert.notNull(psc, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(action, "PreparedStatementCallback object must not be null");
-
-		try {
-
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", getCql(psc), psc);
-			}
-
-			PreparedStatement preparedStatement = psc.createPreparedStatement(getSession());
-			applyStatementSettings(preparedStatement);
-
-			return action.doInPreparedStatement(preparedStatement);
-
-		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", getCql(psc), e);
-		}
+	public boolean execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return execute(cql, newPreparedStatementBinder(args));
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-
-		Assert.notNull(psc, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(rse, "ResultSetExtractor object must not be null");
-
-		try {
-
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", getCql(psc), psc);
-			}
-
-			Session session = getSession();
-			PreparedStatement ps = psc.createPreparedStatement(session);
-
-			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				logger.debug("Executing prepared statement [{}]", ps);
-			}
-
-			BoundStatement boundStatement = psb != null ? psb.bindValues(ps) : ps.bind();
-
-			applyStatementSettings(boundStatement);
-			return rse.extractData(session.execute(boundStatement));
-
-		} catch (DriverException e) {
-			throw translateException("Query", getCql(psc), e);
-		}
+	public boolean execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(new SimplePreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, ResultSet::wasApplied);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -524,7 +389,40 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> T execute(String cql, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action) throws DataAccessException {
-		return execute(new SimplePreparedStatementCreator(cql), action);
+		return execute(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), action);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean execute(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, ResultSet::wasApplied);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCallback)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T execute(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementCallback<T> action)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		Assert.notNull(preparedStatementCreator, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(action, "PreparedStatementCallback object must not be null");
+
+		try {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), preparedStatementCreator);
+			}
+
+			return action.doInPreparedStatement(applyStatementSettings(
+				preparedStatementCreator.createPreparedStatement(getSession())));
+
+		} catch (DriverException e) {
+			throw translateException("PreparedStatementCallback", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -532,26 +430,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, null, rse);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(new SimplePreparedStatementCreator(cql), psb, rse);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> rse, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), rse);
+	public <T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, null, resultSetExtractor);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -559,36 +439,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		query(psc, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch) throws DataAccessException {
-		query(cql, psb, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowCallbackHandler rch)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		query(psc, psb, new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rch, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rch));
+	public void query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+		query(preparedStatementCreator, null, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -596,17 +448,55 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+	public <T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, null, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, psb, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+	public <T> T query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		Assert.notNull(preparedStatementCreator, "PreparedStatementCreator must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(resultSetExtractor, "ResultSetExtractor object must not be null");
+
+		try {
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Preparing statement [{}] using {}", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), preparedStatementCreator);
+			}
+
+			Session session = getSession();
+
+			PreparedStatement preparedStatement = preparedStatementCreator.createPreparedStatement(session);
+
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug("Executing prepared statement [{}]", preparedStatement);
+			}
+
+			BoundStatement boundStatement = applyStatementSettings(preparedStatementBinder != null
+				? preparedStatementBinder.bindValues(preparedStatement) : preparedStatement.bind());
+
+			ResultSet results = session.execute(boundStatement);
+
+			return resultSetExtractor.extractData(results);
+
+		} catch (DriverException e) {
+			throw translateException("Query", toCql(preparedStatementCreator), e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		query(preparedStatementCreator, preparedStatementBinder, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -614,9 +504,28 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator psc, PreparedStatementBinder psb, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
-			throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, psb, new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+	public <T> List<T> query(PreparedStatementCreator preparedStatementCreator, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder,
+			RowMapper<T> rowMapper) throws DataAccessException {
+
+		return query(preparedStatementCreator, preparedStatementBinder, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T query(String cql, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args), resultSetExtractor);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void query(String cql, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args), newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -625,45 +534,40 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public <T> List<T> query(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper));
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args), newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper, java.lang.Object[])
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+	public <T> T query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, ResultSetExtractor<T> resultSetExtractor)
+			throws DataAccessException {
 
-		List<T> results = query(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args), new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper, 1));
-		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(results);
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, resultSetExtractor);
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType), args);
+	public void query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler)
+			throws DataAccessException {
+
+		query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, newResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler));
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#query(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForObject(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
-	}
+	public <T> List<T> query(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder preparedStatementBinder, RowMapper<T> rowMapper)
+			throws DataAccessException {
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType), args);
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), preparedStatementBinder, newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -672,7 +576,46 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public List<Map<String, Object>> queryForList(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, getColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(newColumnMapRowMapper()));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForList(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> List<T> queryForList(String cql, Class<T> elementType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args),
+			newResultSetExtractor(newSingleColumnRowMapper(elementType)));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForMap(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Map<String, Object> queryForMap(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newColumnMapRowMapper(), args);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return queryForObject(cql, newSingleColumnRowMapper(requiredType), args);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForObject(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> T queryForObject(String cql, RowMapper<T> rowMapper, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return DataAccessUtils.requiredSingleResult(query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql),
+			newPreparedStatementBinder(args), newResultSetExtractor(rowMapper, 1)));
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -681,7 +624,7 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public ResultSet queryForResultSet(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(cql, rs -> rs, args);
+		return query(newPreparedStatementCreator(cql), newPreparedStatementBinder(args), rs -> rs);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -689,35 +632,8 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#queryForRows(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Iterator<Row> queryForRows(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return queryForResultSet(cql, args).iterator();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementCreator)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean execute(PreparedStatementCreator psc) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(psc, ResultSet::wasApplied);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(java.lang.String, org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean execute(String cql, PreparedStatementBinder psb) throws DataAccessException {
-		return query(new SimplePreparedStatementCreator(cql), psb, ResultSet::wasApplied);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperationsNG#execute(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean execute(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
-		return execute(cql, newArgPreparedStatementBinder(args));
+	public Iterable<Row> queryForRows(String cql, Object... args) throws DataAccessException {
+		return () -> queryForResultSet(cql, args).iterator();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -741,10 +657,16 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 		return hostMapper.mapHosts(getHosts());
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc) */
 	private Set<Host> getHosts() {
 		return getSession().getCluster().getMetadata().getAllHosts();
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc) */
+	protected PreparedStatementCreator newPreparedStatementCreator(String cql) {
+		return new SimplePreparedStatementCreator(cql);
+	}
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Implementation hooks and helper methods
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -754,7 +676,7 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 	 *
 	 * @param task readable text describing the task being attempted
 	 * @param cql CQL query or update that caused the problem (may be {@code null})
-	 * @param ex the offending {@code RuntimeException}.
+	 * @param driverException the offending {@code RuntimeException}.
 	 * @return the exception translation {@link Function}
 	 * @see CqlProvider
 	 */
@@ -763,102 +685,6 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 		return translate(task, cql, driverException);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading columns as key-value pairs.
-	 *
-	 * @return the RowMapper to use
-	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
-	 */
-	protected RowMapper<Map<String, Object>> getColumnMapRowMapper() {
-		return new ColumnMapRowMapper();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading result objects from a single column.
-	 *
-	 * @param requiredType the type that each result object is expected to match
-	 * @return the RowMapper to use
-	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
-	 */
-	protected <T> RowMapper<T> getSingleColumnRowMapper(Class<T> requiredType) {
-		return SingleColumnRowMapper.newInstance(requiredType);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
-	 * settings such as fetch size, retry policy, and consistency level.
-	 *
-	 * @param stmt the CQL Statement to prepare
-	 * @see #setFetchSize(int)
-	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
-	 */
-	protected void applyStatementSettings(Statement stmt) {
-
-		int fetchSize = getFetchSize();
-		if (fetchSize != -1 && stmt.getFetchSize() == DEFAULTS.getFetchSize()) {
-			stmt.setFetchSize(fetchSize);
-		}
-
-		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
-		if (retryPolicy != null && stmt.getRetryPolicy() == DEFAULTS.getRetryPolicy()) {
-			stmt.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
-		}
-
-		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
-		if (consistencyLevel != null && stmt.getConsistencyLevel() == DEFAULTS.getConsistencyLevel()) {
-			stmt.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
-	 * settings such as retry policy and consistency level.
-	 *
-	 * @param stmt the CQL Statement to prepare
-	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
-	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
-	 */
-	protected void applyStatementSettings(PreparedStatement stmt) {
-
-		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
-		if (retryPolicy != null) {
-			stmt.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
-		}
-
-		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
-		if (consistencyLevel != null) {
-			stmt.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new arg-based PreparedStatementSetter using the args passed in. By default, we'll create an
-	 * {@link ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder}. This method allows for the creation to be overridden by subclasses.
-	 *
-	 * @param args object array with arguments
-	 * @return the new {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to use
-	 */
-	protected PreparedStatementBinder newArgPreparedStatementBinder(Object[] args) {
-		return new ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder(args);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Determine CQL from potential provider object.
-	 *
-	 * @param cqlProvider object that's potentially a {@link CqlProvider}
-	 * @return the CQL string, or {@code null}
-	 * @see CqlProvider
-	 */
-	private static String getCql(Object cqlProvider) {
-
-		if (cqlProvider instanceof CqlProvider) {
-			return ((CqlProvider) cqlProvider).getCql();
-		} else {
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-
 	private class SimplePreparedStatementCreator implements PreparedStatementCreator, CqlProvider {
 
 		private final String cql;
@@ -880,23 +706,4 @@ public class CqlTemplate extends CassandraAccessor implements CqlOperations {
 			return cql;
 		}
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Adapter to enable use of a {@link RowCallbackHandler} inside a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
-	 */
-	private static class RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor implements ResultSetExtractor<Object> {
-
-		private final RowCallbackHandler rch;
-
-		public RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(RowCallbackHandler rch) {
-			this.rch = rch;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public Object extractData(ResultSet rs) {
-
-			StreamSupport.stream(rs.spliterator(), false).forEach(rch::processRow);
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter.java
index 1cd1221ae..480641407 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SuccessCallback;
 /**
  * Adapter class to {@link ListenableFuture} {@link ExecutionException} by applying a
  * {@link PersistenceExceptionTranslator}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 2.0
  */
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		this.future = adaptListenableFuture(adaptee, persistenceExceptionTranslator);
 	}
 
-	private static <T> ListenableFuture adaptListenableFuture(ListenableFuture<T> listenableFuture,
+	private static <T> ListenableFuture<T> adaptListenableFuture(ListenableFuture<T> listenableFuture,
 			PersistenceExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator) {
 
-		SettableListenableFuture<T> settableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<T>();
+		SettableListenableFuture<T> settableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<>();
 
 		listenableFuture.addCallback(new ListenableFutureCallback<T>() {
 
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable ex) {
-
 				if (ex instanceof RuntimeException) {
+					DataAccessException dataAccessException =
+						exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((RuntimeException) ex);
 
-					DataAccessException dataAccessException = exceptionTranslator
-							.translateExceptionIfPossible((RuntimeException) ex);
 					if (dataAccessException != null) {
 						settableFuture.setException(dataAccessException);
 						return;
@@ -87,10 +86,9 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		});
 
 		return settableFuture;
-
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture#addCallback(org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureCallback)
 	 */
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		future.addCallback(callback);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture#addCallback(org.springframework.util.concurrent.SuccessCallback, org.springframework.util.concurrent.FailureCallback)
 	 */
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		future.addCallback(successCallback, failureCallback);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#cancel(boolean)
 	 */
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		return adaptee.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#isCancelled()
 	 */
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		return adaptee.isCancelled();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#isDone()
 	 */
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		return future.isDone();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#get()
 	 */
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ class ExceptionTranslatingListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture
 		return future.get();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#get(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/GuavaListenableFutureAdapter.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/GuavaListenableFutureAdapter.java
index 583e70077..79b37b7d2 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/GuavaListenableFutureAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/GuavaListenableFutureAdapter.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
+
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslator;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -28,13 +31,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureCallback;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SettableListenableFuture;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.SuccessCallback;
 
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
-import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
-
 /**
  * Adapter class to adapt Guava's {@link com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture} into a Spring
  * {@link ListenableFuture}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 2.0
  */
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link GuavaListenableFutureAdapter} given a Guava
 	 * {@link com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture} and a {@link PersistenceExceptionTranslator}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param adaptee must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param persistenceExceptionTranslator must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		this.future = adaptListenableFuture(adaptee, persistenceExceptionTranslator);
 	}
 
-	private static <T> ListenableFuture adaptListenableFuture(
+	private static <T> ListenableFuture<T> adaptListenableFuture(
 			com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<T> guavaFuture,
 			PersistenceExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator) {
 
-		SettableListenableFuture<T> settableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<T>();
+		SettableListenableFuture<T> settableFuture = new SettableListenableFuture<>();
 
 		Futures.addCallback(guavaFuture, new FutureCallback<T>() {
 			@Override
@@ -74,11 +74,10 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
-
 				if (t instanceof RuntimeException) {
+					DataAccessException dataAccessException =
+						exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible((RuntimeException) t);
 
-					DataAccessException dataAccessException = exceptionTranslator
-							.translateExceptionIfPossible((RuntimeException) t);
 					if (dataAccessException != null) {
 						settableFuture.setException(dataAccessException);
 						return;
@@ -90,10 +89,9 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		});
 
 		return settableFuture;
-
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture#addCallback(org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFutureCallback)
 	 */
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		future.addCallback(callback);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture#addCallback(org.springframework.util.concurrent.SuccessCallback, org.springframework.util.concurrent.FailureCallback)
 	 */
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		future.addCallback(successCallback, failureCallback);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#cancel(boolean)
 	 */
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		return adaptee.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#isCancelled()
 	 */
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		return adaptee.isCancelled();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#isDone()
 	 */
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		return future.isDone();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#get()
 	 */
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ public class GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<T> implements ListenableFuture<T> {
 		return future.get();
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.Future#get(long, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit)
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/HostMapper.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/HostMapper.java
index 4d094515f..c803b13a4 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/HostMapper.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/HostMapper.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ public interface HostMapper<T> {
 	/**
 	 * Implementations must implement this method to map each {@link Host} in the
 	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.Metadata}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param hosts the {@link Iterable} of {@link Host}s to map, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the result objects for the given hosts.
 	 * @throws DriverException if a {@link DriverException} is encountered mapping values (that is, there's no need to
 	 *           catch {@link DriverException}).
 	 */
 	Collection<T> mapHosts(Iterable<Host> hosts) throws DriverException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCallback.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCallback.java
index e9cca7560..4d03ba522 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCallback.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCallback.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+
 /**
  * Generic callback interface for code that operates on a {@link PreparedStatement}. Allows to execute any number of
  * operations on a single {@link PreparedStatement}, for example a single {@link Session#execute(Statement).
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ public interface PreparedStatementCallback<T> {
 	 * objects. Note that there's special support for single step actions: see
 	 * {@link CqlTemplate#queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)} etc. A thrown RuntimeException is treated as
 	 * application exception, it gets propagated to the caller of the template.
-	 * 
-	 * @param ps the {@link PreparedStatement}, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 *
+	 * @param preparedStatement the {@link PreparedStatement}, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return a result object publisher.
 	 * @throws DriverException if thrown by a session method, to be auto-converted to a DataAccessException.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException in case of custom exceptions.
 	 * @see CqlTemplate#queryForObject(String, Class, Object...)
 	 * @see CqlTemplate#queryForList(String, Object...)
 	 */
-	T doInPreparedStatement(PreparedStatement ps) throws DriverException, DataAccessException;
+	T doInPreparedStatement(PreparedStatement preparedStatement) throws DriverException, DataAccessException;
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCreator.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCreator.java
index d6740d854..4d37361d7 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCreator.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/PreparedStatementCreator.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ public interface PreparedStatementCreator {
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a statement in this session. Allows implementations to use {@link PreparedStatement}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param session {@link Session} to use to create statement
 	 * @return a prepared statement
 	 * @throws DriverException there is no need to catch {@link DriverException} that may be thrown in the implementation
 	 *           of this method. The {@link CqlTemplate} class will handle them.
 	 */
 	PreparedStatement createPreparedStatement(Session session) throws DriverException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/QueryOptionsUtil.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/QueryOptionsUtil.java
index 345af6f61..bc7479c0a 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/QueryOptionsUtil.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/QueryOptionsUtil.java
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
 
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * Utility class to associate {@link QueryOptions} and {@link WriteOptions} with QueryBuilder {@link Statement}s.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 2.0
  */
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ public abstract class QueryOptionsUtil {
 		Assert.notNull(insert, "Insert must not be null");
 
 		if (writeOptions != null) {
-
 			addQueryOptions(insert, writeOptions);
 
 			if (writeOptions.getTtl() != null) {
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ public abstract class QueryOptionsUtil {
 		Assert.notNull(update, "Update must not be null");
 
 		if (writeOptions != null) {
-
 			addQueryOptions(update, writeOptions);
 
 			if (writeOptions.getTtl() != null) {
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ResultSetExtractor.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ResultSetExtractor.java
index 10ea122d1..c5652ccc5 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ResultSetExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/ResultSetExtractor.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+
 /**
  * Callback interface used by {@link CqlTemplate}'s query methods. Implementations of this interface perform the actual
  * work of extracting results from a {@link ResultSet}, but don't need to worry about exception handling.
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ public interface ResultSetExtractor<T> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Implementations must implement this method to process the entire {@link ResultSet}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param rs {@link ResultSet} to extract data from.
+	 *
+	 * @param resultSet {@link ResultSet} to extract data from.
 	 * @return an arbitrary result object, or {@code null} if none (the extractor will typically be stateful in the latter
 	 *         case).
 	 * @throws DriverException if a {@link DriverException} is encountered getting column values or navigating (that is,
 	 *           there's no need to catch {@link DriverException})
 	 * @throws DataAccessException in case of custom exceptions
 	 */
-	T extractData(ResultSet rs) throws DriverException, DataAccessException;
+	T extractData(ResultSet resultSet) throws DriverException, DataAccessException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RingMemberHostMapper.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RingMemberHostMapper.java
index 1f79c4bc1..f377a4ae2 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RingMemberHostMapper.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RingMemberHostMapper.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Host;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
 
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * {@link HostMapper} to to map hosts into {@link RingMember} objects.
- * 
+ *
  * @author David Webb
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @param <T>
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public enum RingMemberHostMapper implements HostMapper<RingMember> {
 
 		Assert.notNull(hosts, "Hosts must not be null");
 
-		return StreamSupport.stream(hosts.spliterator(), false) //
-				.map(RingMember::new) //
-				.collect(Collectors.toList());
+		return StreamSupport.stream(hosts.spliterator(), false).map(RingMember::new).collect(Collectors.toList());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowCallbackHandler.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowCallbackHandler.java
index 6d8e2f12c..7c0950ff5 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowCallbackHandler.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowCallbackHandler.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ public interface RowCallbackHandler {
 	 * <p>
 	 * Exactly what the implementation chooses to do is up to it: A trivial implementation might simply count rows, while
 	 * another implementation might build an XML document.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param row the {@link Row} to process (pre-initialized for the current row)
 	 * @throws DriverException if a {@link DriverException} is encountered getting column values (that is, there's no need
 	 *           to catch {@link DriverException})
 	 */
 	void processRow(Row row) throws DriverException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapper.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapper.java
index 98e208d79..706573018 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapper.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapper.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface RowMapper<T> {
 	/**
 	 * Implementations must implement this method to map each row of data in the
 	 * {@link com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param row the {@link Row} to map, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param rowNum the number of the current row.
 	 * @return the result object for the current row.
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ public interface RowMapper<T> {
 	 *           to catch {@link DriverException})
 	 */
 	T mapRow(Row row, int rowNum) throws DriverException;
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapperResultSetExtractor.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapperResultSetExtractor.java
index 6e9e39834..2834607e6 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapperResultSetExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/core/RowMapperResultSetExtractor.java
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ package org.springframework.cassandra.core;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Row;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * Adapter implementation of the {@link ResultSetExtractor} interface that delegates to a {@link RowMapper} which is
  * supposed to create an object for each row. Each object is added to the results List of this
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
  */
 public class RowMapperResultSetExtractor<T> implements ResultSetExtractor<List<T>> {
 
-	private final RowMapper<T> rowMapper;
-
 	private final int rowsExpected;
 
+	private final RowMapper<T> rowMapper;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link RowMapperResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param rowMapper the {@link RowMapper} which creates an object for each row, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public RowMapperResultSetExtractor(RowMapper<T> rowMapper) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class RowMapperResultSetExtractor<T> implements ResultSetExtractor<List<T
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link RowMapperResultSetExtractor}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param rowMapper the {@link RowMapper} which creates an object for each row, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param rowsExpected the number of expected rows (just used for optimized collection handling).
 	 */
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ public class RowMapperResultSetExtractor<T> implements ResultSetExtractor<List<T
 	@Override
 	public List<T> extractData(ResultSet resultSet) throws DriverException, DataAccessException {
 
-		List<T> results = (this.rowsExpected > 0 ? new ArrayList<>(this.rowsExpected) : new ArrayList<T>());
+		List<T> results = (this.rowsExpected > 0 ? new ArrayList<>(this.rowsExpected) : new ArrayList<>());
+
+		int rowNumber = 0;
 
-		int rowNum = 0;
 		for (Row row : resultSet) {
-			results.add(this.rowMapper.mapRow(row, rowNum++));
+			results.add(this.rowMapper.mapRow(row, rowNumber++));
 		}
 
 		return results;
diff --git a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/support/CassandraAccessor.java b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/support/CassandraAccessor.java
index e468df583..3ed3ec910 100644
--- a/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/support/CassandraAccessor.java
+++ b/spring-cql/src/main/java/org/springframework/cassandra/support/CassandraAccessor.java
@@ -15,15 +15,33 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.cassandra.support;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
+
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.ColumnMapRowMapper;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlProvider;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.PreparedStatementBinder;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapperResultSetExtractor;
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.SingleColumnRowMapper;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
-
 /**
  * {@link CassandraAccessor} provides access to a Cassandra {@link Session} and the {@link CassandraExceptionTranslator}
  * .
@@ -39,10 +57,33 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
  */
 public class CassandraAccessor implements InitializingBean {
 
+	/**
+	 * Placeholder for default values.
+	 */
+	private final static Statement DEFAULTS = QueryBuilder.select().from("DEFAULT");
+
+	/**
+	 * If this variable is set to a non-negative value, it will be used for setting the {@code fetchSize} property on
+	 * statements used for query processing.
+	 */
+	private int fetchSize = -1;
+
 	protected CassandraExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator = new CassandraExceptionTranslator();
 
+	/**
+	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code consistencyLevel} property on statements
+	 * used for query processing.
+	 */
+	private com.datastax.driver.core.ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel;
+
 	protected final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
+	/**
+	 * If this variable is set to a value, it will be used for setting the {@code retryPolicy} property on statements used
+	 * for query processing.
+	 */
+	private com.datastax.driver.core.policies.RetryPolicy retryPolicy;
+
 	private Session session;
 
 	/**
@@ -54,12 +95,33 @@ public class CassandraAccessor implements InitializingBean {
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc) */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 	protected void logDebug(String logMessage, Object... array) {
 		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			logger.debug(logMessage, array);
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the consistency level for this template. Consistency level defines the number of nodes
+	 * involved into query processing. Relaxed consistency level settings use fewer nodes but eventual consistency is more
+	 * likely to occur while a higher consistency level involves more nodes to obtain results with a higher consistency
+	 * guarantee.
+	 *
+	 * @see Statement#setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
+	 * @see RetryPolicy
+	 */
+	public void setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel) {
+		this.consistencyLevel = consistencyLevel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the {@link ConsistencyLevel} specified for this template.
+	 */
+	public ConsistencyLevel getConsistencyLevel() {
+		return this.consistencyLevel;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the exception translator used by this template to translate Cassandra specific Exceptions into Spring DAO's
 	 * Exception Hierarchy.
@@ -84,6 +146,43 @@ public class CassandraAccessor implements InitializingBean {
 		return this.exceptionTranslator;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the fetch size for this template. This is important for processing large result sets: Setting this
+	 * higher than the default value will increase processing speed at the cost of memory consumption; setting this lower
+	 * can avoid transferring row data that will never be read by the application. Default is -1, indicating to use the
+	 * CQL driver's default configuration (i.e. to not pass a specific fetch size setting on to the driver).
+	 *
+	 * @see Statement#setFetchSize(int)
+	 */
+	public void setFetchSize(int fetchSize) {
+		this.fetchSize = fetchSize;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the fetch size specified for this template.
+	 */
+	public int getFetchSize() {
+		return this.fetchSize;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the retry policy for this template. This is important for defining behavior when a request
+	 * fails.
+	 *
+	 * @see Statement#setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
+	 * @see RetryPolicy
+	 */
+	public void setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy retryPolicy) {
+		this.retryPolicy = retryPolicy;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the {@link RetryPolicy} specified for this template.
+	 */
+	public RetryPolicy getRetryPolicy() {
+		return this.retryPolicy;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the Cassandra {@link Session} used by this template to perform Cassandra data access operations.
 	 *
@@ -105,8 +204,151 @@ public class CassandraAccessor implements InitializingBean {
 		Assert.state(this.session != null, "Session was not properly initialized");
 		return this.session;
 	}
-	
-		/**
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
+	 * settings such as retry policy and consistency level.
+	 *
+	 * @param statement the CQL Statement to prepare
+	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
+	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
+	 */
+	protected <T extends PreparedStatement> T applyStatementSettings(T statement) {
+
+		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
+
+		if (consistencyLevel != null) {
+			statement.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
+		}
+
+		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
+
+		if (retryPolicy != null) {
+			statement.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
+		}
+
+		return statement;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare the given CQL Statement (or {@link com.datastax.driver.core.PreparedStatement}), applying statement
+	 * settings such as fetch size, retry policy, and consistency level.
+	 *
+	 * @param statement the CQL Statement to prepare
+	 * @see #setFetchSize(int)
+	 * @see #setRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy)
+	 * @see #setConsistencyLevel(ConsistencyLevel)
+	 */
+	protected <T extends Statement> T applyStatementSettings(T statement) {
+
+		ConsistencyLevel consistencyLevel = getConsistencyLevel();
+
+		if (consistencyLevel != null && statement.getConsistencyLevel() == DEFAULTS.getConsistencyLevel()) {
+			statement.setConsistencyLevel(consistencyLevel);
+		}
+
+		int fetchSize = getFetchSize();
+
+		if (fetchSize != -1 && statement.getFetchSize() == DEFAULTS.getFetchSize()) {
+			statement.setFetchSize(fetchSize);
+		}
+
+		RetryPolicy retryPolicy = getRetryPolicy();
+
+		if (retryPolicy != null && statement.getRetryPolicy() == DEFAULTS.getRetryPolicy()) {
+			statement.setRetryPolicy(retryPolicy);
+		}
+
+		return statement;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new arg-based PreparedStatementSetter using the args passed in. By default, we'll create an
+	 * {@link ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder}. This method allows for the creation to be overridden by subclasses.
+	 *
+	 * @param args object array with arguments
+	 * @return the new {@link PreparedStatementBinder} to use
+	 */
+	protected PreparedStatementBinder newPreparedStatementBinder(Object[] args) {
+		return new ArgumentPreparedStatementBinder(args);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new instance of the {@link ResultSetExtractor} initialized with and adapting
+	 * the given {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 *
+	 * @param rowCallbackHandler {@link RowCallbackHandler} to adapt as a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @return a {@link ResultSetExtractor} implementation adapting an instance of the {@link RowCallbackHandler}.
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.AsyncCqlTemplate.RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowCallbackHandler
+	 */
+	protected RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor newResultSetExtractor(RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) {
+		return new RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(rowCallbackHandler);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new instance of the {@link ResultSetExtractor} initialized with and adapting
+	 * the given {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param rowMapper {@link RowMapper} to adapt as a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @return a {@link ResultSetExtractor} implementation adapting an instance of the {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapperResultSetExtractor
+	 */
+	protected <T> RowMapperResultSetExtractor<T> newResultSetExtractor(RowMapper<T> rowMapper) {
+		return new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new instance of the {@link ResultSetExtractor} initialized with and adapting
+	 * the given {@link RowMapper}.
+	 *
+	 * @param rowMapper {@link RowMapper} to adapt as a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 * @param rowsExpected number of expected rows in the {@link ResultSet}.
+	 * @return a {@link ResultSetExtractor} implementation adapting an instance of the {@link RowMapper}.
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.ResultSetExtractor
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapper
+	 * @see org.springframework.cassandra.core.RowMapperResultSetExtractor
+	 */
+	protected <T> RowMapperResultSetExtractor<T> newResultSetExtractor(RowMapper<T> rowMapper, int rowsExpected) {
+		return new RowMapperResultSetExtractor<>(rowMapper, rowsExpected);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading columns as key-value pairs.
+	 *
+	 * @return the RowMapper to use
+	 * @see ColumnMapRowMapper
+	 */
+	protected RowMapper<Map<String, Object>> newColumnMapRowMapper() {
+		return new ColumnMapRowMapper();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new RowMapper for reading result objects from a single column.
+	 *
+	 * @param requiredType the type that each result object is expected to match
+	 * @return the RowMapper to use
+	 * @see SingleColumnRowMapper
+	 */
+	protected <T> RowMapper<T> newSingleColumnRowMapper(Class<T> requiredType) {
+		return SingleColumnRowMapper.newInstance(requiredType);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine CQL from potential provider object.
+	 *
+	 * @param cqlProvider object that's potentially a {@link CqlProvider}
+	 * @return the CQL string, or {@code null}
+	 * @see CqlProvider
+	 */
+	protected static String toCql(Object cqlProvider) {
+		return (cqlProvider instanceof CqlProvider ? ((CqlProvider) cqlProvider).getCql() : null);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Translate the given {@link DriverException} into a generic {@link DataAccessException}.
 	 * <p>
 	 * The returned {@link DataAccessException} is supposed to contain the original {@code DriverException} as root cause.
@@ -151,4 +393,27 @@ public class CassandraAccessor implements InitializingBean {
 
 		return getExceptionTranslator().translate(task, cql, ex);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adapter to enable use of a {@link RowCallbackHandler} inside a {@link ResultSetExtractor}.
+	 */
+	protected static class RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor implements ResultSetExtractor<Object> {
+
+		private final RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler;
+
+		protected RowCallbackHandlerResultSetExtractor(RowCallbackHandler rowCallbackHandler) {
+			this.rowCallbackHandler = rowCallbackHandler;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @inheritDoc
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public Object extractData(ResultSet resultSet) {
+
+			StreamSupport.stream(resultSet.spliterator(), false).forEach(rowCallbackHandler::processRow);
+
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraOperations.java
index 0cfdcfe11..74f3b2e3e 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraOperations.java
@@ -32,11 +32,28 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
  * Not often used directly, but a useful option to enhance testability, as it can easily be mocked or stubbed.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @since 2.0
  * @see AsyncCassandraTemplate
+ * @see CassandraOperations
  */
 public interface AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
+	/**
+	 * Expose the underlying {@link AsyncCqlOperationsOperations} to allow asynchronous CQL operations.
+	 *
+	 * @return the underlying {@link AsyncCqlOperations}.
+	 * @see AsyncCqlOperations
+	 */
+	AsyncCqlOperations getAsyncCqlOperations();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
+	 *
+	 * @return the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
+	 */
+	CassandraConverter getConverter();
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with static CQL
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -116,14 +133,13 @@ public interface AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Execute the Select by {@code id} for the given {@code entityClass}.
+	 * Returns the number of rows for the given entity class.
 	 *
-	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the converted object or {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the number of existing entities.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
-	<T> ListenableFuture<T> selectOneById(Object id, Class<T> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+	ListenableFuture<Long> count(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Determine whether the row {@code entityClass} with the given {@code id} exists.
@@ -136,13 +152,14 @@ public interface AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	ListenableFuture<Boolean> exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the number of rows for the given entity class.
+	 * Execute the Select by {@code id} for the given {@code entityClass}.
 	 *
-	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the number of existing entities.
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the converted object or {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Long> count(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+	<T> ListenableFuture<T> selectOneById(Object id, Class<T> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Insert the given entity and return the entity if the insert was applied.
@@ -182,16 +199,6 @@ public interface AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	 */
 	<T> ListenableFuture<T> update(T entity, WriteOptions options) throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Remove the given object from the table by id.
-	 *
-	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return {@literal true} if the deletion was applied.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	ListenableFuture<Boolean> deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Delete the given entity and return the entity if the delete was applied.
 	 *
@@ -211,26 +218,22 @@ public interface AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	 */
 	<T> ListenableFuture<T> delete(T entity, QueryOptions options) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Remove the given object from the table by id.
+	 *
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return {@literal true} if the deletion was applied.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	ListenableFuture<Boolean> deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a {@code TRUNCATE} query to remove all entities of a given class.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
 	ListenableFuture<Void> truncate(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
-	 *
-	 * @return the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
-	 */
-	CassandraConverter getConverter();
-
-	/**
-	 * Expose the underlying {@link AsyncCqlOperationsOperations} to allow asynchronous CQL operations.
-	 *
-	 * @return the underlying {@link AsyncCqlOperations}.
-	 * @see AsyncCqlOperations
-	 */
-	AsyncCqlOperations getAsyncCqlOperations();
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraTemplate.java
index 3e9641283..131bbc834 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/AsyncCassandraTemplate.java
@@ -64,15 +64,19 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
  * to the service directly, in the second case to the prepared template.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
-	private final CQLExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator;
-	private final CassandraConverter converter;
-	private final CassandraMappingContext mappingContext;
 	private final AsyncCqlOperations cqlOperations;
 
+	private final CassandraConverter converter;
+
+	private final CassandraMappingContext mappingContext;
+
+	private final CQLExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates an instance of {@link AsyncCassandraTemplate} initialized with the given {@link Session} and a default
 	 * {@link MappingCassandraConverter}.
@@ -104,8 +108,9 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 		this.mappingContext = converter.getMappingContext();
 
 		AsyncCqlTemplate asyncCqlTemplate = new AsyncCqlTemplate(session);
-		this.exceptionTranslator = asyncCqlTemplate.getExceptionTranslator();
+
 		this.cqlOperations = asyncCqlTemplate;
+		this.exceptionTranslator = asyncCqlTemplate.getExceptionTranslator();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -129,9 +134,28 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 		this.exceptionTranslator = asyncCqlTemplate.getExceptionTranslator();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#getAsyncCqlOperations()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public AsyncCqlOperations getAsyncCqlOperations() {
+		return cqlOperations;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#getConverter()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public CassandraConverter getConverter() {
+		return converter;
+	}
+
 	private static MappingCassandraConverter newConverter() {
 
 		MappingCassandraConverter converter = new MappingCassandraConverter();
+
 		converter.afterPropertiesSet();
 
 		return converter;
@@ -202,9 +226,7 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 		Assert.notNull(entityConsumer, "Entity Consumer must not be empty");
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
 
-		return cqlOperations.query(statement, (row) -> {
-			entityConsumer.accept(converter.read(entityClass, row));
-		});
+		return cqlOperations.query(statement, (row) -> { entityConsumer.accept(converter.read(entityClass, row)); });
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -214,56 +236,14 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	@Override
 	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> selectOne(Statement statement, Class<T> entityClass) {
 
-		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(select(statement, entityClass), list -> {
-
-			if (list.isEmpty()) {
-				return null;
-			}
-			return list.get(0);
-
-		});
+		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(select(statement, entityClass),
+			list -> list.isEmpty() ? null : list.get(0));
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with entities
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#selectOneById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> selectOneById(Object id, Class<T> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().all().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
-
-		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
-
-		return selectOne(select, entityClass);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#exists(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
-		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
-
-		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.queryForResultSet(select),
-				resultSet -> resultSet.iterator().hasNext());
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#count(java.lang.Class)
@@ -278,6 +258,45 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 		return cqlOperations.queryForObject(select, Long.class);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#exists(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
+		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
+		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
+
+		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.queryForResultSet(select),
+			resultSet -> resultSet.iterator().hasNext());
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#selectOneById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public <T> ListenableFuture<T> selectOneById(Object id, Class<T> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
+		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().all().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
+		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
+
+		return selectOne(select, entityClass);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#insert(java.lang.Object)
@@ -296,9 +315,7 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.execute(new AsyncStatementCallback(insert)),
 				resultSet -> resultSet.wasApplied() ? entity : null);
@@ -322,32 +339,12 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.execute(new AsyncStatementCallback(update)),
 				resultSet -> resultSet.wasApplied() ? entity : null);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#deleteById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		Delete delete = QueryBuilder.delete().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
-
-		converter.write(id, delete.where(), entity);
-
-		return cqlOperations.execute(delete);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#delete(java.lang.Object)
@@ -366,14 +363,31 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.execute(new AsyncStatementCallback(delete)),
 				resultSet -> resultSet.wasApplied() ? entity : null);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#deleteById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ListenableFuture<Boolean> deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
+		Delete delete = QueryBuilder.delete().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
+		converter.write(id, delete.where(), entity);
+
+		return cqlOperations.execute(delete);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#truncate(java.lang.Class)
@@ -382,29 +396,12 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 	public ListenableFuture<Void> truncate(Class<?> entityClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
 		Truncate truncate = QueryBuilder.truncate(getPersistentEntity(entityClass).getTableName().toCql());
 
 		return new MappingListenableFutureAdapter<>(cqlOperations.execute(truncate), aBoolean -> null);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#getConverter()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public CassandraConverter getConverter() {
-		return converter;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.AsyncCassandraOperations#getAsyncCqlOperations()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public AsyncCqlOperations getAsyncCqlOperations() {
-		return cqlOperations;
-	}
-
 	private <T> CassandraPersistentEntity<?> getPersistentEntity(Class<T> entityClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
@@ -449,14 +446,10 @@ public class AsyncCassandraTemplate implements AsyncCassandraOperations {
 
 		@Override
 		public ListenableFuture<ResultSet> doInSession(Session session) throws DriverException, DataAccessException {
-			return new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(session.executeAsync(statement), e -> {
-
-				if (e instanceof DriverException) {
-					return exceptionTranslator.translate("AsyncStatementCallback", getCql(), (DriverException) e);
-				}
-
-				return exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible(e);
-			});
+			return new GuavaListenableFutureAdapter<>(session.executeAsync(statement), e -> (e instanceof DriverException
+				? exceptionTranslator.translate("AsyncStatementCallback", getCql(), (DriverException) e)
+				: exceptionTranslator.translateExceptionIfPossible(e))
+			);
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminOperations.java
index 346fa8aaa..3882fcb84 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminOperations.java
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.springframework.cassandra.core.cql.CqlIdentifier;
-
 import com.datastax.driver.core.KeyspaceMetadata;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.TableMetadata;
 
+import org.springframework.cassandra.core.cql.CqlIdentifier;
+
 /**
  * Operations for managing a Cassandra keyspace.
- * 
+ *
  * @author David Webb
  * @author Matthew T. Adams
  * @author Mark Paluch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public interface CassandraAdminOperations extends CassandraOperations {
 	 * parameter <code>ifNotExists</code> is {@literal true}, this is a no-op and {@literal false} is returned. If the
 	 * table doesn't exist, parameter <code>ifNotExists</code> is ignored, the table is created and {@literal true} is
 	 * returned.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param ifNotExists If true, will only create the table if it doesn't exist, else the create operation will be
 	 *          ignored and the method will return {@literal false}.
 	 * @param tableName The name of the table.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public interface CassandraAdminOperations extends CassandraOperations {
 
 	/**
 	 * Drops the named table.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param tableName The name of the table.
 	 */
 	void dropTable(CqlIdentifier tableName);
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@ public interface CassandraAdminOperations extends CassandraOperations {
 	 * @since 1.5
 	 */
 	void dropUserType(CqlIdentifier typeName);
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminTemplate.java
index 655ff5073..fac5a7785 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraAdminTemplate.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.KeyspaceMetadata;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.TableMetadata;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.SessionCallback;
@@ -32,15 +36,12 @@ import org.springframework.data.cassandra.convert.CassandraConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.mapping.CassandraPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.KeyspaceMetadata;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.TableMetadata;
-
 /**
  * Default implementation of {@link CassandraAdminOperations}.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Fabio J. Mendes
+ * @author John Blum
  */
 public class CassandraAdminTemplate extends CassandraTemplate implements CassandraAdminOperations {
 
@@ -61,10 +62,11 @@ public class CassandraAdminTemplate extends CassandraTemplate implements Cassand
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraAdminOperations#createTable(boolean, org.springframework.cassandra.core.cql.CqlIdentifier, java.lang.Class, java.util.Map)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void createTable(final boolean ifNotExists, final CqlIdentifier tableName, Class<?> entityClass,
+	public void createTable(boolean ifNotExists, CqlIdentifier tableName, Class<?> entityClass,
 			Map<String, Object> optionsByName) {
 
 		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
 		CreateTableSpecification createTableSpecification = getConverter().getMappingContext()
 				.getCreateTableSpecificationFor(entity).ifNotExists(ifNotExists);
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ public class CassandraAdminTemplate extends CassandraTemplate implements Cassand
 	public void dropUserType(CqlIdentifier typeName) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(typeName, "Type name must not be null");
+
 		getCqlOperations().execute(DropUserTypeCqlGenerator.toCql(DropUserTypeSpecification.dropType(typeName)));
 	}
 
@@ -119,11 +122,14 @@ public class CassandraAdminTemplate extends CassandraTemplate implements Cassand
 		return getCqlOperations().execute(new SessionCallback<KeyspaceMetadata>() {
 
 			@Override
-			public KeyspaceMetadata doInSession(Session s) throws DataAccessException {
+			public KeyspaceMetadata doInSession(Session session) throws DataAccessException {
+
+				KeyspaceMetadata keyspaceMetadata = session.getCluster().getMetadata()
+					.getKeyspace(session.getLoggedKeyspace());
+
+				Assert.state(keyspaceMetadata != null, String.format("Metadata for keyspace [%s] not available",
+					session.getLoggedKeyspace()));
 
-				KeyspaceMetadata keyspaceMetadata = s.getCluster().getMetadata().getKeyspace(s.getLoggedKeyspace());
-				Assert.state(keyspaceMetadata != null,
-						String.format("Metadata for keyspace [%s] not available", s.getLoggedKeyspace()));
 				return keyspaceMetadata;
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchTemplate.java
index 369b1282e..5053b9d1e 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraBatchTemplate.java
@@ -39,9 +39,20 @@ class CassandraBatchTemplate implements CassandraBatchOperations {
 	private final Batch batch;
 	private final CassandraOperations operations;
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc) */
+	@SafeVarargs
+	private static <T> Iterable<T> nullSafeIterable(T... array) {
+		return (array == null ? Collections.emptyList() : Arrays.asList(array));
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc) */
+	private static <T> Iterable<T> nullSafeIterable(Iterable<T> iterable) {
+		return (iterable != null ? iterable : Collections::emptyIterator);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link CassandraBatchTemplate} given {@link CassandraOperations}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param operations must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
 	public CassandraBatchTemplate(CassandraOperations operations) {
@@ -166,14 +177,7 @@ class CassandraBatchTemplate implements CassandraBatchOperations {
 	private String getTableName(Object entity) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
+
 		return operations.getTableName(entity.getClass()).toCql();
 	}
-
-	private <T> Iterable<T> nullSafeIterable(T... array) {
-		return (array == null ? Collections.<T> emptyList() : Arrays.asList(array));
-	}
-
-	private <T> Iterable<T> nullSafeIterable(Iterable<T> iterable) {
-		return (iterable != null ? iterable : Collections.<T> emptyList());
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraOperations.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraOperations.java
index fd1638738..05ea2c0c8 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraOperations.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
+
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperations;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.QueryOptions;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.WriteOptions;
@@ -26,8 +28,6 @@ import org.springframework.cassandra.core.cql.CqlIdentifier;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.convert.CassandraConverter;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
-
 /**
  * Interface specifying a basic set of Cassandra operations. Implemented by {@link CassandraTemplate}. Not often used
  * directly, but a useful option to enhance testability, as it can easily be mocked or stubbed.
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
  */
 public interface CassandraOperations {
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new {@link CassandraBatchOperations}. Each {@link CassandraBatchOperations} instance can be executed only
+	 * once so you might want to obtain new {@link CassandraBatchOperations} instances for each batch.
+	 *
+	 * @return a new {@link CassandraBatchOperations} associated with the given entity class.
+	 */
+	CassandraBatchOperations batchOps();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
+	 *
+	 * @return the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
+	 */
+	CassandraConverter getConverter();
+
+	/**
+	 * Expose the underlying {@link CqlOperations} to allow CQL operations.
+	 *
+	 * @return the underlying {@link CqlOperations}.
+	 * @see CqlOperations
+	 */
+	CqlOperations getCqlOperations();
+
 	/**
 	 * The table name used for the specified class by this template.
 	 *
@@ -130,6 +153,25 @@ public interface CassandraOperations {
 	// Methods dealing with entities
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of rows for the given entity class.
+	 *
+	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return the number of existing entities.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	long count(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the row {@code entityClass} with the given {@code id} exists.
+	 *
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return true, if the object exists.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	boolean exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute the Select by {@code id} for the given {@code entityClass}.
 	 *
@@ -150,25 +192,6 @@ public interface CassandraOperations {
 	 */
 	<T> List<T> selectBySimpleIds(Iterable<?> ids, Class<T> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Determine whether the row {@code entityClass} with the given {@code id} exists.
-	 *
-	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return true, if the object exists.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	boolean exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the number of rows for the given entity class.
-	 *
-	 * @param entityClass must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return the number of existing entities.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	long count(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Insert the given entity and return the entity if the insert was applied.
 	 *
@@ -207,15 +230,6 @@ public interface CassandraOperations {
 	 */
 	<T> T update(T entity, WriteOptions options) throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Remove the given object from the table by id.
-	 *
-	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
-	 */
-	boolean deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Delete the given entity and return the entity if the delete was applied.
 	 *
@@ -235,34 +249,21 @@ public interface CassandraOperations {
 	 */
 	<T> T delete(T entity, QueryOptions options) throws DataAccessException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Remove the given object from the table by id.
+	 *
+	 * @param id must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
+	 */
+	boolean deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Execute a {@code TRUNCATE} query to remove all entities of a given class.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param entityClass The entity type must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @throws DataAccessException if there is any problem executing the query.
 	 */
 	void truncate(Class<?> entityClass) throws DataAccessException;
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a new {@link CassandraBatchOperations}. Each {@link CassandraBatchOperations} instance can be executed only
-	 * once so you might want to obtain new {@link CassandraBatchOperations} instances for each batch.
-	 *
-	 * @return a new {@link CassandraBatchOperations} associated with the given entity class.
-	 */
-	CassandraBatchOperations batchOps();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
-	 *
-	 * @return the underlying {@link CassandraConverter}.
-	 */
-	CassandraConverter getConverter();
-
-	/**
-	 * Expose the underlying {@link CqlOperations} to allow CQL operations.
-	 * 
-	 * @return the underlying {@link CqlOperations}.
-	 * @see CqlOperations
-	 */
-	CqlOperations getCqlOperations();
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator.java
index e9aee1cb0..f8f234976 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator.java
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ public class CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator {
 		this.cassandraAdminOperations = cassandraAdminOperations;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create user types. Can drop types and drop unused types.
+	 *
+	 * @param dropTables {@literal true} to drop tables before creation.
+	 * @param dropUnused {@literal true} to drop unused tables before creation. Table usage is determined by existing
+	 *          table mappings.
+	 * @param ifNotExists {@literal true} to create tables using {@code IF NOT EXISTS}.
+	 */
+	public void createTables(boolean dropTables, boolean dropUnused, boolean ifNotExists) {
+
+		if (dropTables) {
+			dropTables(dropUnused);
+		}
+
+		for (CreateTableSpecification specification : createTableSpecifications(ifNotExists)) {
+			cassandraAdminOperations.getCqlOperations().execute(CreateTableCqlGenerator.toCql(specification));
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create user types. Can drop types and drop unused types.
 	 *
@@ -87,74 +106,52 @@ public class CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator {
 			dropUserTypes(dropUnused);
 		}
 
-		List<CreateUserTypeSpecification> specifications = createUserTypeSpecifications(ifNotExists);
-
-		for (CreateUserTypeSpecification specification : specifications) {
+		for (CreateUserTypeSpecification specification : createUserTypeSpecifications(ifNotExists)) {
 			cassandraAdminOperations.getCqlOperations().execute(CreateUserTypeCqlGenerator.toCql(specification));
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Create user types. Can drop types and drop unused types.
-	 *
-	 * @param dropTables {@literal true} to drop tables before creation.
-	 * @param dropUnused {@literal true} to drop unused tables before creation. Table usage is determined by existing
-	 *          table mappings.
-	 * @param ifNotExists {@literal true} to create tables using {@code IF NOT EXISTS}.
-	 */
-	public void createTables(boolean dropTables, boolean dropUnused, boolean ifNotExists) {
-
-		if (dropTables) {
-			dropTables(dropUnused);
-		}
-
-		List<CreateTableSpecification> specifications = createTableSpecifications(ifNotExists);
-
-		for (CreateTableSpecification specification : specifications) {
-			cassandraAdminOperations.getCqlOperations().execute(CreateTableCqlGenerator.toCql(specification));
-		}
-	}
-
 	protected List<CreateUserTypeSpecification> createUserTypeSpecifications(boolean ifNotExists) {
 
-		Collection<? extends CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> entities = new ArrayList<CassandraPersistentEntity<?>>(
+		Collection<? extends CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> entities = new ArrayList<>(
 				mappingContext.getUserDefinedTypeEntities());
 
-		Map<CqlIdentifier, CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> byName = new HashMap<CqlIdentifier, CassandraPersistentEntity<?>>();
+		Map<CqlIdentifier, CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> byName = new HashMap<>();
 
 		for (CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity : entities) {
 			byName.put(entity.getTableName(), entity);
 		}
 
-		List<CreateUserTypeSpecification> specifications = new ArrayList<CreateUserTypeSpecification>();
+		List<CreateUserTypeSpecification> specifications = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		Set<CqlIdentifier> created = new HashSet<CqlIdentifier>();
+		Set<CqlIdentifier> created = new HashSet<>();
 
 		for (CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity : entities) {
 
-			Set<CqlIdentifier> seen = new LinkedHashSet<CqlIdentifier>();
+			Set<CqlIdentifier> seen = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 			seen.add(entity.getTableName());
 			visitUserTypes(entity, seen);
 
-			List<CqlIdentifier> ordered = new ArrayList<CqlIdentifier>(seen);
+			List<CqlIdentifier> ordered = new ArrayList<>(seen);
 			Collections.reverse(ordered);
 
 			for (CqlIdentifier identifier : ordered) {
-
 				if (created.add(identifier)) {
 					specifications.add(mappingContext.getCreateUserTypeSpecificationFor(
 						byName.get(identifier)).ifNotExists(ifNotExists));
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		return specifications;
 	}
 
 	protected List<CreateTableSpecification> createTableSpecifications(boolean ifNotExists) {
-		Collection<? extends CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> entities = new ArrayList<CassandraPersistentEntity<?>>(
+
+		Collection<? extends CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> entities = new ArrayList<>(
 				mappingContext.getNonPrimaryKeyEntities());
 
-		List<CreateTableSpecification> specifications = new ArrayList<CreateTableSpecification>();
+		List<CreateTableSpecification> specifications = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		for (CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity : entities) {
 			specifications.add(mappingContext.getCreateTableSpecificationFor(entity).ifNotExists(ifNotExists));
@@ -171,6 +168,7 @@ public class CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator {
 			public void doWithPersistentProperty(CassandraPersistentProperty persistentProperty) {
 
 				CassandraPersistentEntity<?> persistentEntity = mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(persistentProperty);
+
 				if (persistentEntity != null && persistentEntity.isUserDefinedType()) {
 					if (seen.add(persistentEntity.getTableName())) {
 						visitUserTypes(persistentEntity, seen);
@@ -182,15 +180,15 @@ public class CassandraPersistentEntitySchemaCreator {
 
 	private void dropUserTypes(boolean dropUnused) {
 
-		KeyspaceMetadata keyspaceMetadata = cassandraAdminOperations.getKeyspaceMetadata();
-
 		Collection<CassandraPersistentEntity<?>> userDefinedTypeEntities = mappingContext.getUserDefinedTypeEntities();
-		Set<CqlIdentifier> canRecreate = new HashSet<CqlIdentifier>();
+		Set<CqlIdentifier> canRecreate = new HashSet<>();
 
 		for (CassandraPersistentEntity<?> userDefinedTypeEntity : userDefinedTypeEntities) {
 			canRecreate.add(userDefinedTypeEntity.getTableName());
 		}
 
+		KeyspaceMetadata keyspaceMetadata = cassandraAdminOperations.getKeyspaceMetadata();
+
 		for (UserType userType : keyspaceMetadata.getUserTypes()) {
 
 			CqlIdentifier identifier = CqlIdentifier.cqlId(userType.getTypeName());
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraTemplate.java
index 38656d5c2..a1c3c9971 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/CassandraTemplate.java
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Delete;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Truncate;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
+
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlOperations;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlProvider;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlTemplate;
@@ -36,18 +48,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.cassandra.mapping.CassandraPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.ResultSet;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Delete;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Truncate;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
-
 /**
  * Primary implementation of {@link CassandraOperations}. It simplifies the use of Cassandra usage and helps to avoid
  * common errors. It executes core Cassandra workflow. This class executes CQL queries or updates, initiating iteration
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
  * to the service directly, in the second case to the prepared template.
  *
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author John Blum
  * @since 2.0
  */
 public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
@@ -209,17 +210,46 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 
 		List<T> result = select(statement, entityClass);
 
-		if (result.isEmpty()) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		return result.get(0);
+		return (result.isEmpty() ? null : result.get(0));
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Methods dealing with entities
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#count(java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public long count(Class<?> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().countAll().from(getPersistentEntity(entityClass).getTableName().toCql());
+
+		return cqlOperations.queryForObject(select, Long.class);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#exists(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
+		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
+		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
+
+		return cqlOperations.queryForResultSet(select).iterator().hasNext();
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#selectOneById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
@@ -231,6 +261,7 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
 
 		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
 		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().all().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
 
 		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
@@ -262,37 +293,6 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 		return select(select, entityClass);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#exists(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean exists(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
-		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
-
-		return cqlOperations.queryForResultSet(select).iterator().hasNext();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#count(java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public long count(Class<?> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().countAll().from(getPersistentEntity(entityClass).getTableName().toCql());
-
-		return cqlOperations.queryForObject(select, Long.class);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#insert(java.lang.Object)
@@ -311,9 +311,8 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity.getClass());
-
-		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(getTableName(entity.getClass()).toCql(),
+			entity, options, converter);
 
 		return cqlOperations.execute(new StatementCallback<>(insert, entity));
 	}
@@ -336,31 +335,12 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity.getClass());
-
-		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(getTableName(entity.getClass()).toCql(),
+			entity, options, converter);
 
 		return cqlOperations.execute(new StatementCallback<>(update, entity));
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#deleteById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
-		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
-
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
-		Delete delete = QueryBuilder.delete().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
-
-		converter.write(id, delete.where(), entity);
-
-		return cqlOperations.execute(delete);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#delete(java.lang.Object)
@@ -379,13 +359,31 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity.getClass());
-
-		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(getTableName(entity.getClass()).toCql(),
+			entity, options, converter);
 
 		return cqlOperations.execute(new StatementCallback<>(delete, entity));
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#deleteById(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean deleteById(Object id, Class<?> entityClass) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(id, "Id must not be null");
+		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
+		Delete delete = QueryBuilder.delete().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
+		converter.write(id, delete.where(), entity);
+
+		return cqlOperations.execute(delete);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#truncate(java.lang.Class)
@@ -394,11 +392,16 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 	public void truncate(Class<?> entityClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
+
 		Truncate truncate = QueryBuilder.truncate(getPersistentEntity(entityClass).getTableName().toCql());
 
 		cqlOperations.execute(truncate);
 	}
 
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Implementation hooks and helper methods
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations#getConverter()
@@ -417,26 +420,6 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 		return cqlOperations;
 	}
 
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Implementation hooks and helper methods
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperationsNG#getTableName(java.lang.Class)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public CqlIdentifier getTableName(Class<?> entityClass) {
-		return getPersistentEntity(ClassUtils.getUserClass(entityClass)).getTableName();
-	}
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperationsNG#batchOps()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public CassandraBatchOperations batchOps() {
-		return new CassandraBatchTemplate(this);
-	}
-
 	protected <T> CassandraPersistentEntity<?> getPersistentEntity(Class<T> entityClass) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
@@ -445,12 +428,30 @@ public class CassandraTemplate implements CassandraOperations {
 
 		if (entity == null) {
 			throw new InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException(
-					String.format("No Persistent Entity information found for the class [%s]", entityClass.getName()));
+				String.format("No Persistent Entity information found for the class [%s]", entityClass.getName()));
 		}
 
 		return entity;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperationsNG#getTableName(java.lang.Class)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public CqlIdentifier getTableName(Class<?> entityClass) {
+		return getPersistentEntity(ClassUtils.getUserClass(entityClass)).getTableName();
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperationsNG#batchOps()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public CassandraBatchOperations batchOps() {
+		return new CassandraBatchTemplate(this);
+	}
+
 	private static class StatementCallback<T> implements SessionCallback<T>, CqlProvider {
 
 		private final Statement statement;
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraTemplate.java
index d75181936..8fd81b679 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraTemplate.java
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Delete;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Truncate;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
+
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.CqlProvider;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.DefaultReactiveSessionFactory;
@@ -36,17 +47,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.cassandra.mapping.CassandraPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.SimpleStatement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.Statement;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.exceptions.DriverException;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Delete;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Truncate;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Update;
-
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 	private static MappingCassandraConverter newConverter() {
 
 		MappingCassandraConverter converter = new MappingCassandraConverter();
+
 		converter.afterPropertiesSet();
 
 		return converter;
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
 
 		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
 		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().all().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
 
 		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
@@ -230,7 +232,9 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
 
 		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
 		Select select = QueryBuilder.select().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
+
 		converter.write(id, select.where(), entity);
 
 		return cqlOperations.queryForRows(select).hasElements();
@@ -268,9 +272,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Insert insert = QueryUtils.createInsertQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		class InsertCallback implements ReactiveSessionCallback<T>, CqlProvider {
 
@@ -328,9 +330,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Update update = QueryUtils.createUpdateQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		class UpdateCallback implements ReactiveSessionCallback<T>, CqlProvider {
 
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 		Assert.notNull(entityClass, "Entity type must not be null");
 
 		CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity = getPersistentEntity(entityClass);
+
 		Delete delete = QueryBuilder.delete().from(entity.getTableName().toCql());
 
 		converter.write(id, delete.where(), entity);
@@ -406,9 +407,7 @@ public class ReactiveCassandraTemplate implements ReactiveCassandraOperations {
 
 		Assert.notNull(entity, "Entity must not be null");
 
-		CqlIdentifier tableName = getTableName(entity);
-
-		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(tableName.toCql(), entity, options, converter);
+		Delete delete = QueryUtils.createDeleteQuery(getTableName(entity).toCql(), entity, options, converter);
 
 		class DeleteCallback implements ReactiveSessionCallback<T>, CqlProvider {
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/CassandraQueryExecution.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/CassandraQueryExecution.java
index 1ec844a27..5242f1e91 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/CassandraQueryExecution.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/CassandraQueryExecution.java
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.query;
 
-import java.util.function.Function;
-
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ResultProcessor;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReturnedType;
-import org.springframework.data.util.StreamUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 import lombok.NonNull;
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/StringBasedCassandraQuery.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/StringBasedCassandraQuery.java
index a86c8e7cd..07ce5a193 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/StringBasedCassandraQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/query/StringBasedCassandraQuery.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.query;
 
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Cluster;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.CodecRegistry;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.Session;
+
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations;
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.query.EvaluationContextProvider;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryCreationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.CodecRegistry;
-
 /**
  * String-based {@link AbstractCassandraQuery} implementation.
  * <p>
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class StringBasedCassandraQuery extends AbstractCassandraQuery {
 		Cluster cluster = operations.getCqlOperations().execute(Session::getCluster);
 
 		CodecRegistry codecRegistry = cluster.getConfiguration().getCodecRegistry();
+
 		this.stringBasedQuery = new StringBasedQuery(query,
 				new ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder(expressionParser, evaluationContextProvider), codecRegistry);
 	}
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ public class StringBasedCassandraQuery extends AbstractCassandraQuery {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String createQuery(CassandraParameterAccessor parameterAccessor) {
-
 		try {
 			String boundQuery = stringBasedQuery.bindQuery(parameterAccessor, getQueryMethod());
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
index 01b5d9d9c..35ad1ee8f 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013-2016 the original author or authors
- * 
+ *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.support;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
+import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
+
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraTemplate;
@@ -25,12 +28,9 @@ import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.TypedIdCassandraRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.query.CassandraEntityInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
-import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
-
 /**
  * Repository base implementation for Cassandra.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Alex Shvid
  * @author Matthew T. Adams
  * @author Mark Paluch
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class SimpleCassandraRepository<T, ID extends Serializable> implements Ty
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link SimpleCassandraRepository} for the given {@link CassandraEntityInformation} and
 	 * {@link CassandraTemplate}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param metadata must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param operations must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */