This is a non-mathematical introduction to Atomicity and Snapshot Isolation on Column-Oriented Databases explaining the fundamental concepts of this emerging technology. Each unit in this script addresses de-facto standards and design approaches towards transaction. With its highly details pedagogy entailing examples, figures, and algorithms, this book will serve as an ideal resource for students to master and fine-tune the art of writing efficient techniques. Dharavath Ramesh is Assistant Professor at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.Currently perusing research in the area of Distributed Databases.
