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You are not left behind

February 20, 2026
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Forget technical debt

January 30, 2026
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We default to addition

January 9, 2026
Pile of rocks looming behind a concrete wall

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 2

December 12, 2025
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AI and the ironies of automation - Part 1

November 21, 2025
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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 4

Why ACID consistency is not what you think it is

November 5, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

8 minute read

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In the previous post of this little blog series, we discussed the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.

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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 3

The actual value of ACID consistency

October 22, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

9 minute read

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In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void. In this post, we will discuss the actual value of strong ACID-like consistency.

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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 2

Why demanding ACID consistency cannot be a business requirement

October 8, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

8 minute read

Balcony mosaic wall (seen at Parc Güell, Barcelona)

In the previous post of this blog series, we discussed why strong consistency across multiple distributed data nodes is a bad idea. In this post, we will discuss why the “strong consistency is needed for business reasons” requirement is void.

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The non-existence of ACID consistency - Part 1

Why you should avoid ACID consistency across multiple nodes

September 24, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

9 minute read

Wall with interspersed mosaic stones (seen at Parc Güell, Barcelona)

Well, of course ACID consistency exists – and it is a good thing that it exists. Thus, feel free to call the post title clickbait … ;)

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The disruption delay

How long it takes until disruptive changes are picked up by the mainstream

September 10, 2021 Uwe Friedrichsen

13 minute read

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This blog post is about an observation I made pondering the slow adoption rates of several technologies in IT that I consider being game changers. My claim is:

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Uwe Friedrichsen

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Recent Posts

You are not left behind

February 20, 2026
Graffiti at a house wall (seen in Porto, Portugal)

Forget technical debt

January 30, 2026
View across some ruins integrated in a park (seen in Budapest, Hungary)

We default to addition

January 9, 2026
Pile of rocks looming behind a concrete wall

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 2

December 12, 2025
View across several bushes and trees

AI and the ironies of automation - Part 1

November 21, 2025
Top of a maple tree with red leaves
View more posts

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