Applying the Saga Pattern for Managing Distributed Transactions
Introduction to Distributed Transactions In the world of microservices, managing transactions that span multiple services can be a daunting task. Traditional ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) transactions are not feasible when dealing with distributed systems, as they require all participants to be available and synchronized. This is where the Saga pattern comes into play, offering a flexible and resilient approach to handling distributed transactions. What is the Saga Pattern? The Saga pattern is a design approach that manages distributed transactions by breaking them down into a sequence of local transactions....