What's New In Data

A podcast by Striim (pronounced 'Stream') that covers the latest trends and news in data, cloud computing, data streaming, and analytics.

Building for Scale: AWS’s Marc Brooker on Distributed SQL

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In this episode of What’s New in Data, AWS VP and Distinguished Engineer Marc Brooker joins us to break down DSQL, Amazon’s latest innovation in serverless, distributed databases. We discuss how DSQL balances consistency, availability, and scalability—without the headaches of traditional relational databases. Tune in to hear how this new approach simplifies architecture, eliminates operational pain points, and sets a new standard for high-performance cloud databases.

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