Don't Give Up on Serializability Just Yet

Explore a conference talk that delves into the importance of serializability in database systems. Learn about the challenges of distributed databases, the benefits of strong consistency guarantees, and why serializability should not be abandoned. Discover various consistency models, including eventual consistency, sequential consistency, and external consistency. Examine the CAP theorem and its implications for database design. Gain insights into transaction execution techniques and research directions in improving database performance while maintaining strong consistency. Understand the trade-offs between consistency and performance, and why serializability remains a crucial concept in modern database systems.

Introduction
James Mickens
Databases
Database scalability
Distributed databases
Horizontal partitioning
Distributed database problems
Pros of distributed databases
MongoDB
Jay Recursive
Transactions
Bitcoin Exchange Loss
Consensus Consistency
Acid Transactions
Serializability
Defining Serializability
Serializability Example
Benefits
Eventually Consistency
Sequential Consistency
Sequential Consistency Example
External Consistency
Cap Theorem
What does this mean
Its impossible to 100
Consistency vs Performance
Types of Research
Transaction Execution
spanner
conclusion