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Principles of Sharding for Relational Databases
Some say sharding is the best way to scale a database. Sharding enables you to linearly scale cpu, memory, and disk by separating your database into smaller parts. Yet, sharding is controversial. This post explores the principles of sharding relational databases for B2B, B2C, and B2B2C applications.
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Databases & DataSoftware Engineering2017
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2017 | Principles of Sharding for Relational Databases by tikhon | 292 | 47 |
