Replication · Flashcard

With a leader in each region, what new problem appears, and how is it handled?

hard Consistency

Answer

The same record can be changed in two regions at once, giving a write conflict found only later. Options: last write wins (simple, but drops one write), merging (CRDTs or app logic), or avoiding conflicts by giving each record a home region that takes all its writes.

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