I'm still very puzzled about these eventually consistent systems… Maybe I'm just getting old…<p>> Consider Immutable Data<p>˙ƃuoɹʍ ƃuᴉɥʇǝɯos ƃuᴉop ǝq ʇsnɯ no⅄<p>Perhaps locking isn't such a bad idea after all?<p>> De-Normalise Your Data<p>The more usual advise is to normalize it to the hilt:<p><a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_nielsen/archive/2007/12/12/10-lessons-from-35k-tps.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_nielsen/archive/2007/12/12/10-...</a>