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| − | In this workshop, the students will learn how to use relational and non-relational databases to build multi-threaded applications. The focus of the workshop is to teach efficient, safe, and fault-tolerant principles when dealing with high-volume and high-throughput database scenarios. |
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| − | A basic understanding of the following things is required: |
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| − | * A programming language (preferably Python or any C-like) |
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| − | * Basic SQL (CREATE, DROP, SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE) |
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| − | * Linux shell scripting (bash or zsh) |
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| − | The course will cover the following three topics: |
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| − | * When to use relational databases, and when not |
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| − | ** Relational primer |
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| − | ** Non-relational primer |
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| − | ** How to design the data model |
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| − | * Using SQL for fun and profit |
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| − | ** Query plans and performance analysis |
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| − | ** Transactional safety in multi-threaded environments |
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| − | ** How to deal with large amounts of sparse metadata |
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| − | ** Competetive locking and selection strategies |
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| − | * Building a fault-tolerant database application |
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| − | ** Distributed transactions across relational and non-relational databases |
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| − | ** SQL injection and forceful breakage |
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| − | ** Application-level mitigation for unexpected database issues |
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Revision as of 10:33, 8 September 2015
Overview
Author: Mario Lassnig, CERN PH-ADP-CO, [1]
