Moving from a monolithic database to a distributed SQL database like CockroachDB unlocks scale for your workload. Distributed SQL lets applications support more queries per second and higher throughput without bottlenecks or sharding, while maintaining up-to-date reads. But making the jump to a distributed SQL database also requires a learning curve when designing schema and optimizing your workload — a shift to the “distributed mindset.”

Join us for a conversation with Scott Bolduc, Head of Infrastructure at Yohana, the personal assistant service built by the founder of Google X, on several topics:

• How distributed SQL lets your systems handle more queries per second and higher throughput while maintaining consistency
• The “distributed mindset:” what to consider when creating and optimizing schema, and tuning queries, in a distributed database
• How to save engineering time and get the full benefits of CockroachDB with schema optimization tools