Consensus Protocol Courses and Certifications

NashKnolX

RAFT: Distributed Consensus Protocol for Highly Available Systems

Investigate RAFT protocol's role in achieving consensus for highly available systems and simplifying distributed consensus understanding.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The ASF

The Accord Consensus Protocol: ACID Transactions Globally at Any Scale

Explore the Accord Consensus Protocol for global ACID transactions, comparing it with previous protocols and understanding its industry-leading characteristics.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Strange Loop Conference

The Hows and Whys of a Distributed SQL Database

Explore the evolution of databases and dive into distributed SQL systems, focusing on CockroachDB's design choices for scalability, consistency, and high availability.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

CMU Database Group

Introduction to Distributed Databases - Lecture 21

Explore distributed database systems, their architectures, and key concepts for scalable data management across multiple nodes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Rust

Using Raft in Rust to Build Distributed Systems - RustConf 2018

Explore Raft consensus algorithm implementation in Rust for building distributed systems. Learn to create a simple distributed Key-Value database using Raft in Rust.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Virtual Consensus in Delos

Explores virtualizing consensus in replicated systems, enabling dynamic protocol changes without downtime. Introduces VirtualLog and Loglets for simplified, diverse, and composable consensus implementations, showcasing benefits in the Delos database.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Practicalities of Productionizing Distributed Systems

Practical strategies for deploying distributed systems in production, covering failure modes, monitoring, logging, performance optimization, and infrastructure management techniques.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Cluster Consensus - When Aeron Met Raft

Explore consensus protocols in distributed systems, focusing on Raft and Aeron. Learn about high-performance computing, cluster management, and efficient data processing techniques.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

CRaft - An Erasure-coding-supported Version of Raft for Reducing Storage Cost

Explores CRaft, an erasure-coding-supported version of Raft consensus protocol, reducing storage and network costs while maintaining fault tolerance and liveness. Presents design, challenges, and performance improvements.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

The Road to Akka Cluster, and Beyond

Exploring distributed computing landscape, from early computer architecture to modern challenges. Covers key theories, protocols, and technologies, with insights into Akka Cluster's design and future developments.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Simons Institute

Game Theory Applied to Mining Pools, Token Offering, DAO, and Consensus Protocols

Explore game theory applications in blockchain, including mining pools, token offerings, DAOs, and consensus protocols. Gain insights into economic models and strategic decision-making in cryptocurrency ecosystems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CMU Database Group

Introduction to Distributed Databases - Lecture 21

Explore distributed database systems, their architectures, and key concepts for scalable data management in modern applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GOTO Conferences

How the Bitcoin Protocol Works - Understanding Decentralized Networks

Delve into the technical foundations of Bitcoin's protocol, exploring its groundbreaking distributed computing network and the revolutionary solution to decentralized consensus proposed by Satoshi Nakamoto.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Churchill CompSci Talks

The Asynchronous Computability Theorem - Distributed Systems and Algebraic Topology

Explore the connection between distributed systems protocols and algebraic topology, proving consensus impossibility in asynchronous wait-free models through combinatorial structures.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TheIACR

Consensus in Cryptography - Session 2

Explore cutting-edge research on consensus protocols in cryptography, presented at the prestigious Crypto 2023 conference, chaired by Julian Loss.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video