The Problem: Traditional Transaction Models

Diving deeper into the transactional labyrinth of distributed systems, we first need to look back and understand the roots of the problem. This journey takes us back to the traditional transaction models that were the norm in the era of monolithic applications.

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Traditional Transaction Models

In the world of monolithic systems, transactions were simple. Recall the e-commerce checkout example we discussed earlier. In a monolithic application, this transaction would usually be handled using ACID transactions