Evaluating Spanner for Distributed Applications

Choosing the right database for a distributed application is crucial for success. Learn to confidently assess Spanner's unique capabilities. By understanding its architecture and key characteristics, you will be able to determine if Spanner meets the stringent non-functional requirements of your critical systems. What you'll learn: * Understand the fundamental principles of distributed relational databases and Spanner's unique architecture. * Define and prioritize critical non-functional requirements such as scalability, consistency, availability, and durability. * Evaluate Spanner's performance capabilities, including global transaction latency and query throughput. * Analyze Spanner's fault tolerance mechanisms, data replication, and disaster recovery strategies. * Assess cost implications and operational considerations for Spanner within a cloud-native ecosystem. * Apply modern evaluation frameworks to determine Spanner's suitability for various application patterns, including microservices. * Practice making informed database selection decisions based on a comprehensive non-functional requirements analysis. This course systematically guides you through Spanner's foundational concepts, delves into practical evaluation criteria, and helps you apply these insights to real-world scenarios through structured exercises. This course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience in Spanner or distributed databases, but who are interested in cloud data solutions. Begin your journey to confidently evaluate Spanner for your next big project.