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TigerBeetle: World’s Fastest Financial Transactions Database

In an enlightening episode of the GeekNarrator Podcast, host Kaivalya Apte and TigerBeetle's CEO, Joran, delve deep into the world of online transaction processing (OLTP). They discuss the origin, unique architecture, and innovative methodologies behind TigerBeetle, a database tailored to efficiently handle high-volume transaction systems. The podcast explores the system's key features such as efficient scalability, performance-oriented design, and optimized memory usage, demonstrating its robustness in handling business transactions and accounting. It also elucidates TigerBeetle’s adaptability to various domains beyond finance, like energy management and gaming, while highlighting the rigorous testing it undergoes for impeccable quality assurance. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Joran's Journey into Databases 03:59 Understanding Financial Transaction Databases 07:41 The Evolution of OLTP and OLAP 16:13 The Need for a New Database: TigerBeetle 16:53 Performance and Safety Features of TigerBeetle 28:49 The Importance of Safety in Financial Transactions 36:49 Changing Developer Experience with TigerBeetle 41:43 Understanding the CPU and Memory Bandwidth 42:12 The Importance of Data Format Language 43:27 The Concept of Serialization and its Impact 46:23 The Architecture of TigerBeetle 46:29 The Role of Replicated State Machine 48:18 The Importance of Consensus in Replication 50:20 The Structure of TigerBeetle 50:37 The Importance of Log in Systems 50:51 Understanding the State in Replicated State Machine 52:55 The Role of LSM in TigerBeetle 53:55 The Impact of Compaction Process on Performance 57:06 The Importance of Predictability in Software 01:06:15 The Read and Write Path in TigerBeetle 01:14:46 Potential Use Cases for TigerBeetle 01:17:09 Understanding the Limitations of TigerBeetle =============================================================================== For discount on the below courses: Appsync: https://appsyncmasterclass.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Testing serverless: https://testserverlessapps.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Production-Ready Serverless: https://productionreadyserverless.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Use the button, Add Discount and enter "geeknarrator" discount code to get 20% discount. =============================================================================== Follow me on Linkedin and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalyaapte/ and https://twitter.com/thegeeknarrator If you like this episode, please hit the like button and share it with your network. Also please subscribe if you haven't yet. Database internals series: https://youtu.be/yV_Zp0Mi3xs Popular playlists: Realtime streaming systems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4se-mAKKoVOs3VcaP71X_LA- Software Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sf6By03bot5BhKoMgxDUU17 Distributed systems and databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sfLDUnjBJXJGFhhz94jDd_d Modern databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4scSeZAsCUXijtnfW5ARlrsN Stay Curios! Keep Learning! #tigerbeetledb #databases #acid #olap #oltp #postgres #mysql

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