The Accord Consensus Protocol: ACID Transactions Globally at Any Scale

Explore the groundbreaking Accord Consensus Protocol in this 34-minute conference talk presented by Mick Semb Wever, a committer and PMC member for Apache Cassandra. Delve into the research from the University of Michigan and Apple Inc. that introduces ACID-compliant, strictly serializable transactions capable of running globally at scale with high throughput and low latency. Gain insights into the importance of ACID transactions in Apache Cassandra, understand how previous consensus protocols function, and discover how Accord improves upon these to deliver industry-leading characteristics. Learn from Wever's expertise as a Principal Architect at DataStax, where he focuses on engineering and product development for Cassandra and Open Source. This talk provides a comprehensive overview of a protocol that promises global leaderless single-network-round-trip consensus using commodity clocks, potentially revolutionizing distributed systems and database technology.