The Brave Little Database - Adventures in Database Resilience

Embark on a whimsical journey through database operations in this 11-minute conference talk from !!Con 2021. Follow the adventures of the Brave Little Database as it handles incoming requests, indexes tables, manages its buffer pool, and collaborates with replicas and a proxy server. Learn about database resilience and infrastructure challenges through an engaging storytelling approach. Discover how the speaker, Alicja Raszkowska, uses creative illustrations to explain complex technical concepts. Gain insights into data stores, metrics, and the inner workings of database systems while enjoying a unique and entertaining presentation style.