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Does StackOverflow use a single SQL Server databases for all writes for the entire platform? They must at least have read replicas given the traffic for the si
by koolba 7y ago
Does StackOverflow use a single SQL Server databases for all writes for the entire platform?
They must at least have read replicas given the traffic for the site.
- taspeotis 7y agohttps://stackexchange.com/performance https://stackexchange.com/performance
- no_wizard 7y agoThis is a surprisingly small amount of infrastructure considering its size
- thrower123 7y agoIt just highlights how overcomplicated most setups are, really. I feel like you need more hardware than that for a hello world kubernetes tutorial...
- janee 7y agoSome more info if interested https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15427124 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15427124 Bit outdated but probably still holds true. It's pretty amazing what SQL Server can do...just wish it wasn't so expensive