Comparing Latency: CockroachDB vs Google Cloud Spanner

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Does CockroachDB or Google Cloud Spanner have faster read/write latency for a globally distributed database? In this series, Cockroach Labs Technical Evangelist Rob Reid compares read and write latencies in the distributed SQL database CockroachDB to the many available cloud service provider databases on the market. Watch the full video to see how CockroachDB compares to GCP Spanner in terms of latency. You will learn about topology patterns, the core differences between CockroachDB and Google Cloud Spanner, and even get an inside look at what these differences mean from a regulatory perspective such as GDPR compliance. ✔️ Learn about the differences between CockroachDB and Google Cloud Spanner: https://cockroa.ch/46YiyXK ✔️ CockroachDB's multi-region capabilities (Including how to understand primary and secondary regions as well as our topology patterns) https://cockroa.ch/3QtS9v8 00:00 Introduction 00:17 A recap of the CockroachDB vs AWS Aurora testing methodology and results 01:15 Creating infrastructure via Terraform and creating a global Spanner database 02:07 Looking at the Google Cloud console 02:35 Launching the demo application 03:06 Viewing the read/write latencies 03:28 Repeating this test where the user is based in the United States 03:48 Viewing the read latency and write latency 04:18 Closing notes #distributedsql #cockroachdb