ScyllaDB Summit 2019 Training Day, a Recap

The ScyllaDB Summit 2019 Training Day featured both novice and advanced tracks, offering hands-on exercises and quizzes to enhance participants' skills in ScyllaDB and NoSQL technologies. The novice track covered foundational topics such as the CAP theorem, data modeling, and migration techniques, with emphasis on ScyllaDB's design goals of high availability, scalability, and performance. Participants learned about key concepts including nodes, keyspace, and consistency levels, as well as best practices for data migration using tools like Kafka and the ScyllaDB Spark Migrator. The advanced track delved into complex topics like advanced data modeling, materialized views, secondary indexes, and various compaction strategies, including the novel Incremental Compaction Strategy. The event also highlighted ScyllaDB Manager for automated cluster operations, advanced monitoring techniques, and the ScyllaDB Operator for Kubernetes integration. Attendees had access to related content and videos through ScyllaDB University, earning certificates for completed courses, while ongoing discussions and learning opportunities were encouraged via Slack channels.