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Zero downtime migrations at petabyte scale (2024)
Data migrations are a critical part of the database lifecycle, and are sometimes necessary for version upgrades, sharding, or moving to a new platform. In many cases, migrations are painful and error-prone. In this article, we walk through how migrations are performed at PlanetScale, and offer advice on how to improve…
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Databases & DataInfrastructure & DevOps2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Feb 16, 2026 | Zero downtime migrations at petabyte scale (2024) by Ozzie_osman | 112 | 42 |
