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Highly Scalable NoSQL with Dor Laor

Sep 7, 2023
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Dor Laor
Dor Laor, co-founder and CEO of Scylla, discusses the highly scalable NoSQL database ScyllaDB, its compatibility with Cassandra and DynamoDB APIs, and its use by Zillow, Comcast, and Discord. They also talk about the decision-making process behind creating Scylla, the scalability of NoSQL databases, and the factors and testing involved in choosing between SQL and NoSQL databases.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Story Behind the Name and Pronunciation
02:17 • 2min
3
Creating Silver: A New Database
04:02 • 14min
4
Scalability of NoSQL Databases and Introduction to Convicts and Statsig
18:15 • 2min
5
SQL vs NoSQL: Factors and Testing
20:36 • 16min