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Deepthi Sigireddi on Distributed Database Architecture in the Cloud Native Era
May 20, 2024
Deepthi Sigireddi, Vitess CNCF project technical lead, discusses distributed databases in the cloud native era. Topics include sharding, replication, failover, considerations for DB developers, and insights on schema management and data contracts. The podcast also covers Vittis project features updates and advancements in encryption and security of cloud databases.
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- Distributed databases in the cloud native era must prioritize usability, compatibility, and uptime guarantees for developers.
- Vitess utilizes sharding, replication, and failover mechanisms to ensure scalability and high availability in distributed database architecture.
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DeepTigi Reddy, technical lead for Vittis, discusses the importance of distributed databases in the cloud native era and their critical capabilities like performance, availability, scalability, and resilience. Beginning his early career working with databases in the retail industry, DeepTigi highlights the shift to cloud security and eventually joining PlanetScale to work on Vittis, a distributed database system built around MySQL to overcome scalability limitations.
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