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If you optimize for latency relational databases won't cut it.
by bitL 12y ago
If you optimize for latency relational databases won't cut it.
- clubhi 12y agoThis might be the most inaccurate statement on the internet.
- bitL 12y agoOK, I should have written "if you optimize for read-access latency". Better?
- jpat 12y agoI'm the author of the article. At Monetate, we've chosen our data warehouses to maximize throughput, rather than minimize latency. That's where something like Redshift really shines, it's great a large bulk ingests and running large queries relatively quickly, but awful at running lots of small queries quickly. On our busiest day last year, we ingested over a quarter billion page views across all of our clients' websites. I'm sure someone has made MySQL scale to that volume, but for us Redshift has been working great for a relatively low price point.
- bitL 12y agoThank you for sharing your experience! It's always inspiring to read well-written articles as is yours!