Design Microservices Architecture with Patterns and Principles - When to Use Relational Databases

The video tutorial discusses the advantages of using relational databases, focusing on ACID compliance, which ensures data consistency through atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability. It highlights the suitability of relational databases for predictable data and low workload volumes, emphasizing the benefits of normalization in reducing data size and minimizing the need for vertical scaling. The tutorial also covers the handling of complex queries, the importance of a fixed schema, and the deployment strategies that involve centralized structures and potential single points of failure.

What does ACID stand for in the context of relational databases?

Explain the importance of data consistency in relational databases.

What are the advantages of using relational databases for predictable data?

How does normalization affect the size of data in relational databases?

Discuss the implications of having a centralized structure in relational databases.