Practical CockroachDB: Building Fault-Tolerant Distributed SQL Databases

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R. ReidPractical CockroachDBhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8224-3_1

1. The Reason for CockroachDB

Rob Reid¹  

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Liss, Hampshire, UK

 

Databases are a critical part of almost every stateful system. However, correctly running them can be challenging, especially where price, availability, and shifting international data privacy regulations are concerned. CockroachDB makes navigating this tricky landscape not only easier but enjoyable.

In this chapter, we’ll explore the why of CockroachDB – why it came to be, and why you might want to consider using it for your data.

What Is CockroachDB?

CockroachDB is a cloud-native Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) ...