Google Spanner: Globally Distributed SQL at Scale
Google Spanner architecture combining relational model with horizontal scalability, TrueTime API for global consistency, and F1 database implementation.
Posts tagged with #consistency
Gossip Protocol: Scalable State Propagation
Learn how gossip protocols enable scalable state sharing in distributed systems. Covers epidemic broadcast, anti-entropy, SWIM failure detection, and real-world applications like Cassandra and Consul.
Merkle Trees: Efficient Data Integrity in Distributed Systems
Learn how Merkle trees enable efficient data synchronization, consistency verification, and conflict detection in distributed databases and blockchain systems.
Ordering Guarantees in Distributed Messaging
Understand how message brokers provide ordering guarantees - from FIFO queues to causal ordering across partitions, and trade-offs in distributed systems.
Synchronous Replication: Guaranteeing Data Consistency Across Nodes
Explore synchronous replication patterns in distributed databases. Learn about the write-ahead log shipping, Quorum-based replication, and how synchronous replication ensures zero RPO in production systems.
Consistency Models in Distributed Systems: A Complete Guide
Learn about strong, weak, eventual, and causal consistency models. Understand read-your-writes, monotonic reads, and how to choose the right model for your system.
Distributed Transactions: ACID vs BASE Trade-offs
Explore distributed transaction patterns: ACID vs BASE trade-offs, two-phase commit, saga pattern, eventual consistency, and choosing the right model.
PACELC Theorem: Understanding Latency vs Consistency Trade-offs in Distributed Systems
Explore the PACELC theorem extending CAP theorem with latency-consistency trade-offs. Learn when systems choose low latency over strong consistency and vice versa.
Two-Phase Commit Protocol Explained
Learn the two-phase commit protocol for distributed transactions: prepare and commit phases, coordinator role, failure handling, and why 2PC is rarely used.