Tag: Isolation

What happens when a database receives commands from two different users? We look at the problems that can arise and how to avoid them. Every time you execute a statement in your database, you change the database’s state. When working in a multi-user environment with asynchronous database access, it will sometimes happen that two users are trying to change the same record at the same time. If both of their statements is an operation that changes the database’s state, this can create erroneous results.