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Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by kureikain on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:46PM (#16758293)
I totally agree. So true. Lots of time I ask myself what is the point of compare a single node RDBMS to a distributed database.

Even with MySQL, the replication is still asynchronous from binlog? Is it also the case with postgres?

Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by manigandham on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @08:49PM (#16760795)
Yes, postgres has sync and async replication with the ability to even choose a quorum (so that 2 of 3 replicas confirm).

Also has logical replication now, although I wouldnt recommend it because it doesn't support DDL changes yet. Overall it's a solid db choice, but there is still some work involved.

Otherwise I'd recommend SQL Server for a fantastic commercial database that runs cross-platform and has great tooling to make everything easier and some advanced features.

Re:CockroachDB 2.0 released by jitans on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:07PM (#16760186)
In postgres you can choose if the replication is synchronous or asynchronous. For cascade replication (a slave uses as a master for another slave) the replica is always async.