Database Internals A Deep-Dive Into How Distributed Data Systems Work

"When it comes to choosing, using, and maintaining a database, understanding its internals is essential. But with so many distributed databases and tools available today, it's often difficult to learn what each one offers and how they differ. With this practical guide, Alex Petrov guides developers through the concepts behind modern database and storage engine internals. Throughout the book, you'll explore relevant material gleaned from numerous books, papers, blog posts, and the source code of several open source databases. You'll discover that the most significant distinctions among many modern databases reside in subsystems that determine how storage is organized and how data is distributed."--

About the author

Alex is a data infrastructure engineer, database and storage systems enthusiast, Apache Cassandra committer and PMC member, interested in storage, distributed systems and algorithms.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Petrov
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.10.2019
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT
• EAN: 9781492040347
• ISBN: 978-1-4920-4034-7
• Dimensions (packing): 17.8 x 23.3 x 2 cm
• Weight (packing): 652 g
• Subjects: Databases; COMPUTERS / Database Administration & Management; Databases / Data management; Database Storage Storage Engine Database Systems High Performance Low Latency Reliable Systems Eventual Consistency Distributed Systems Gossip Consensus Paxos Raft Proof of Stake Byzantine Consensus