March 2022
Intermediate to advanced
246 pages
4h 36m
English
Content preview from Getting Started with CockroachDB
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Chapter 1: CockroachDB – A Brief Introduction
In this chapter, we will go over the history of databases, where we will learn about the evolution of SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL databases, various relational models, different categories for classifying databases, and timelines. Later, we will discuss the CAP theorem. Finally, we will briefly discuss the motivation for creating a new database and learn about the basic architecture of CockroachDB.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- The history and evolution of databases
- Database concepts
- CAP theorem
- CockroachDB
The history and evolution of databases
A database is a collection of data that can be organized, managed, modified, and retrieved using a computer. The system that helps ...