In distributed databases, no principle is quite as famous as “CAP” Theorem (also known as Brewer’s Theorem). CAP Theorem states that a distributed database can at most support two of the following ...

Trilemmas are everywhere. Defined as either a forced single choice among three unfavorable options or a two-out-of-three-only choice among favorable options, trilemmas involve trade-offs. The latter, ...

CockroachDB was intended to be a global database from the beginning. The founders of Cockroach Labs wanted to ensure that data written in one location would be viewable immediately in another location ...

In the world of financial services, the integrity of data systems is fundamentally reliant on non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as reliability and security. Despite their importance, NFRs often ...