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Whither CockroachDB?

Oxide and Friends

CHAPTER

Exploring AWS Performance and Consistency Challenges

This chapter examines the performance outcomes of AWS virtual machines, noting initial IOPS advantages and subsequent performance drops due to CPU and I/O starvation. The speakers emphasize the critical need for consistency in cloud operations, particularly in resource provisioning and database management, to prevent user confusion. They also share insights on using CockroachDB's features for improving transaction reliability and address challenges faced in maintaining data integrity during transactions.

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