Strong Consistency with YugabyteDB
Introduction In this article, we are going to see why the default strong consistency guarantees offered by YugabyteDB allow you to design applications that are more resilient than when using traditional relational database systems. If you’re new to YugabyteDB, check out this article first, in which I explain what YugabyteDB is and why you should consider using it.
A beginner’s guide to Serializability
Introduction In this article, we are going to see what Serializability means and what guarantees does it offer. Relational database systems provide a Serializable isolation level that’s supposed to provide transaction Serializability. However, as you will soon see, some databases even provide Strict Serializability, which is a combination of Serializability and Linearizability.
Optimistic vs. Pessimistic Locking
Introduction In this article, I’m going to explain what is the difference between optimistic and pessimistic locking, as well as when you should employ one or the other concurrency control strategies.
