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A hands-on preview of what it looks like to use multi-region database features in CockroachDB.
Course Number
intro-to-multi-regionSelf-Paced
Estimated Effort
2 hrs/weekA geographically distributed audience introduces problems such as speed of light latency. Data takes time to get to your users. This can result in a good experience for users near the data source but a poor experience for those further away. Using a geographically distributed database can help remedy this problem by locating the source of the data closer to the users, no matter where they are in the world.
Operating in different geographies could also require new data locality considerations - think data domiciling. More sophisticated approaches are needed to overcome these challenges; however, that doesn’t mean your solution must be difficult to understand or implement.
This course will introduce simple, elegant, and practical solutions for designing a database that optimizes for resilience, responsiveness while also being sensitive to data locality.
Students should be familiar with the following concepts:
A good prerequisite course for this is Intro to Distributed SQL and CockroachDB
Kiki is a leader and lover of cloud-native architecture, advocacy, and delivery. She enjoys transforming heritage platforms into massive scaling, high-throughput, low latency systems. Kiki thrives on cultivating successful environments through creative exploration of developer experience, training, and delivery discipline. Kiki is also passionate about computer ethics and the symbiotic relationship between humans and machines.
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