Martin Kleppmann on Scalable Serializable Database Transactions

Strange Loop Conference · Talk · YouTube title: "Transactions: myths, surprises and opportunities" by Martin Kleppmann

Why it's here

Recommended as a compact preview of Kleppmann's data systems material, including from his book on the subject.

What it covers

Martin Kleppmann's Strange Loop talk on database transactions, covering why they were dropped by NoSQL, their reputation for being slow, and newer algorithms that make serializable transactions perform and scale. It touches on consistency, linearizability and the CAP theorem.