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The single biggest obstacle when using aws is EBS. It offers sub par and unpredictable io, making it near impossible to operate a traditional SQL DB at any sign
by sorenbs 14y ago
The single biggest obstacle when using aws is EBS. It offers sub par and unpredictable io, making it near impossible to operate a traditional SQL DB at any significant load.
This is the problem that pushed us to explore mongodb two years ago, and i believe this is a major driver for noSQL adoption in startups.
- pkh80 14y agoWhat about using Amazon's built-in database services (RDS, DynamoDB) instead?
- lucian1900 14y agoBiggest problem with that is the lock-in. Tying technology to provider is not an option for many of us.