In this episode of our podcast, host Chris Engelbert welcomes Franck Pachot from Yugabyte, a distributed SQL database company. Franck, a developer advocate with extensive experience in databases, discusses the advantages of distributed SQL databases over traditional single-node SQL databases. He explains that Yugabyte offers the robust features of PostgreSQL with the added benefits of horizontal scalability and high availability.

Franck delves into the technical aspects of distributed databases, emphasizing their ability to maintain consistency and provide ACID properties while scaling across multiple nodes. This setup ensures continuous uptime and flexibility to handle high-velocity data without downtime during upgrades or patches. He highlights that Yugabyte is designed for OLTP workloads but can handle various use cases due to its SQL compatibility.

The conversation touches on deployment strategies, with Franck recommending cloud deployment for its elasticity and cost-efficiency, though acknowledging that traditional servers or a hybrid approach can also work. He discusses the practical aspects of migrating between cloud providers seamlessly and the importance of maintaining predictable performance by using similarly sized VMs during such transitions.

For questions, you can reach Franck at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franckpachot
Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/FranckPachot
Blog: https://dev.to/franckpachot
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FranckPachot

You can learn more about Yugabyte at:

Website: https://www.yugabyte.com/demo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yugabyte

The Cloud Commute Podcast is presented by simplyblock (https://www.simplyblock.io)

How Distributed SQL helps mitigate downtimes and outages - Franck Pachot from Yugabyte