Newsql

Primer on Database Sharding

Covers what database sharding means and different implementations

Fundamentals
Intro Another exciting database article! I bet you couldn’t wait! =) I’m going to keep this one short, and cover one topic: database sharding. What Is It? Let’s say you have an application that needs a backend database. You’re using Postgres, and you’ve scaled it as much as you can vertically. Like, you’re using AWS X1E 32xlarge that cost around $20,000 USD per month. What can you do next?

Primer on NewSQL

Covers what NewSQL is and when to use it

Fundamentals
Intro Note This article goes well with this primer on databases, so you may want to read that one first. If the thing most missing from your life is another type of SQL, then you’ve come to right article! I speak, of course, of NewSQL. WTF is NewSQL? You get NewSQL when you take NoSQL (or a plain KV store) and put SQL on top to form a sort of unholy sandwich.