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What Does a Database for SSDs Look Like?
What does a relational database designed specifically for local SSDs look like? Postgres, MySQL, SQLite and many others were invented in the 90s and 00s, the era of spinning disks. A local NVMe SSD has ~1000x improvement in both throughput and latency. Design decisions like write-ahead logs, large page sizes, and…
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Databases & DataSystems & Performance2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | What Does a Database for SSDs Look Like? by charleshn | 148 | 121 |
