In addition to context + YMMV, I want to mention, sharding is NOT THE ONLY solution for scaling[1], albeit it's a popular technique. So that makes Shlomi Noach'

In addition to context + YMMV, I want to mention, sharding is NOT THE ONLY solution for scaling[1], albeit it's a popular technique. So that makes Shlomi Noach's first point weaker. [1]: https://www.quora.com/What-are-alternatives-to-sharding-databases https://www.quora.com/What-are-alternatives-to-sharding-data...