etcd deep dive: source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2pm6ufIt98&t=927s&ab_channel=CNCFTAGStorage Its a kv store, no sql is a CP system. By default its linearizable but needs quorum in raft to do this reads can be asked to be serializable, where it skips the raft process all together. Guide to linear and serial: https://vladmihalcea.com/serializability/ A recap for raft