Databases & Storage
Distributed Transactions - Two-Phase Commit and Saga Pattern
Distributed transactions ensure atomicity and consistency across multiple services or databases, preventing partial failures that can corrupt data. Two-Phase Commit (2PC) and Saga are common patterns for achieving this, each with different trade-offs regarding consistency, latency, and complexity.
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