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Introduction to Distributed NoSQL and ScyllaDB

Introduces the core concepts of distributed NoSQL and how ScyllaDB fits in — covering high availability, replication, consistency, and cluster architecture.

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Duration 96min

Units 18

Labs 1

Level beginner

Format Self-paced

This course introduces the core concepts of distributed NoSQL and how ScyllaDB fits in, covering high availability, replication, consistency, and cluster architecture.

What you'll build

A three-node ScyllaDB cluster you configure yourself in a browser-based lab — setting replication factor and consistency level, then watching how reads and writes behave when nodes go down.

By the end

Understand the fundamentals of distributed NoSQL databases
Configure replication factor and consistency levels for high availability
Navigate ScyllaDB's cluster architecture including nodes, tablets, shards, and datacenters

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with databases
The High Availability lab runs in your browser. The Architecture hands-on parts need Docker on your machine, with about 6 GB of RAM for the multi-datacenter cluster