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# ScalarDB Design Document

For details about the design and implementation of ScalarDB, please see the following documents, which we presented at the VLDB 2023 conference:

- **Speakerdeck presentation:** [ScalarDB: Universal Transaction Manager for Polystores](https://speakerdeck.com/scalar/scalardb-universal-transaction-manager-for-polystores-vldb23)
- **Detailed paper:** [ScalarDB: Universal Transaction Manager for Polystores](https://www.vldb.org/pvldb/vol16/p3768-yamada.pdf)
