try {
getKeyspace(keyspace).prepareColumnMutation(getColumnFamily(columnFamily), rowKey, columnName)
.incrementCounterColumn(-decrementBy)
.execute();
} catch (ConnectionException ex) {
throw new PersistenceException(ex);
} finally {
long ts2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
CMBControllerServlet.valueAccumulator.addToCounter(AccumulatorName.CassandraTime, (ts2 - ts1));
CMBControllerServlet.valueAccumulator.addToCounter(AccumulatorName.CassandraWrite, 1L);
}