System Design Lec. 07: What is CAP Theorem? (Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance)

In this video, we learn about the basics of CAP Theorem: What it is, how to use it to design resilient systems.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Consistency
2:44 Availability
3:40 What causes network partitions?
5:30 CAP Theorem
6:26 When to choose Consistency?
11:53 When to choose Availability?
13:10 Partial Availability with Partial Consistency
15:12 Design strategies that use CAP Theorem
18:07 Bonus: Types of Consistencies in a system

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