Lightning Talk: Power up your backend with NewSQL systems

[seanlowjk]

Despite PostgreSQL including more extension to support distributed databases, they come at a cost of adding more extensions which can be troublesome. We can power ourselves up with using a proper distributed database system that provides high availability and in-built scaling techniques to solve big data problems we have today. Introducing, NewSQL

Round C:

WIIFY:

• You can learn a new technology of NewSQL which provides a stable, scalable system to handle high traffic
• You can avoid unnecessary manual configuration via automatic scaling options provided by NewSQL
• You stand out amongst your peers by learning a strong system that makes your resume shine.

Key Points:

1. NewSQL is a form of distributed databases, which stores and manages data in multiple servers
2. NewSQL systems are easy to query using old SQL query language.
3. NewSQL systems increase query performance via table partitions.
4. NewSQL protect against database crashes and provides low server downtime

Impact:

1. Know: What are distributed databases and what NewSQL is about
2. Believe: NewSQL should be adopted in place of old SQL systems for their scalability and availability
3. Pickup a NewSQL database and impress everyone around you.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FZZ4TK7ZZ7by89m_mO1bbIj6LXnpqN16-YPpVyAzaEE/edit?usp=sharing

[seanlowjk]

To Prof @damithc : created a new issue for this for the talk I have given for Round C