I attended my first High Performance Transaction Systems (HPTS) conference last week. Here are my notes on the talks. Please don’t quote or trust me; these notes are based on what I heard, frantically typed, and minimally polished later. I have certainly misunderstood a lot, especially in areas outside my expertise. And even if I heard them correctly, treat researchers' claims skeptically! Table Of Contents Intro Keynote: HPTS Comes Full Circle - James Hamilton (Amazon) High performance tra...