> it is really not that useful for designing real-world computer systems, where we want data to be consistent I believe it was "Life Beyond Distributed Transac

> it is really not that useful for designing real-world computer systems, where we want data to be consistent I believe it was "Life Beyond Distributed Transactions"[1] that showed an alternative approach that often works without providing globally consistent data. I've done a few thought experiments in the past, where I tried to design some systems without transactional consistency. Its not necessarily easy, but it often (although, I assume not always) can be done. Whether the extra effort is worth it or not, depends on your specific needs and goals, I guess. [1] https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3025012 https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3025012