Basically ditched Java in favor of C++, and used a C++ framework called Seastar. "The Scylla design, right, is based on a modern shared-nothing approach. Scyll

Basically ditched Java in favor of C++, and used a C++ framework called Seastar. "The Scylla design, right, is based on a modern shared-nothing approach. Scylla runs multiple engines, one per core, each with its own memory, CPU and multi-queue NIC." http://www.scylladb.com/technology/architecture/ http://www.scylladb.com/technology/architecture/