#70 - DataBases deep dive

<p>In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Taoufik Khamouli, Anouar Boukhatem and El Housseine Jaafari to talk about Databases, different types and, some advanced topics.</p>
<h2 id="guests">Guests</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="#">Taoufik Khamouli</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="#">Anouar Boukhatem</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="#">El Housseine Jaafari</a></p></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>
<p>0:00 - Introduction.</p>
<p>0:06 - What do we mean by a Database?</p>
<p>0:10 - Why do we need databases?</p>
<p>0:20 - What are the different types of databases and why we have more than one?</p>
<p>0:39 - What are ACID properties, and why are they important?</p>
<p>0:51 - What is denormalization and, when we need it?</p>
<p>0:55 - What consideration to decide between database types?</p>
<p>1:29 - Open-source vs. proprietary database, Which one is better?</p>
<p>1:34 - What is Indexing and how to use it well?</p>
<p>1:37 - What is CAP theorem, and why is it important?</p>
<p>1:42 - What are the requirements to have High Availability &amp; Data Replication in databases?</p>
<p>1:49 - What are Backup &amp; Restore Policies best practices?</p>
<p>1:56 - Advice about Performance Optimization.</p>
<p>2:19 - Wrap up and goodbye.</p>
<h1 id="links">Links</h1>
<p>Books:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Building Secure and Reliable Systems: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems</p></li>
<li><p>Designing Data-Intensive Applications</p></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="preparedandpresentedby">Prepared and Presented by</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeriemZaid">Meriem Zaid</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://aboullaite.me/">Mohammed Aboullaite</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://web.facebook.com/MakrazHamza">Hamza Makraz</a></p></li>
</ul>