dravita

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   by dravita 3y ago

   We can all dream about the day we beat the speed of light. But, yeah, "tradeoffs". Single instance, single-node DBMSs like PostgreSQL work well in the beginning. PostgreSQL is the most popular OLTP database for good reasons. But,
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   by dravita 3y ago

   CockroachDB is PostgreSQL compatible and is distributed SQL supporting single-region, multi-region and multi-cloud deployments.
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   by dravita 3y ago

   The point about strong consistency and 2PC cross-shard is a good one. Even among other "auto-sharding" distributed relational databases, not all of them provide that.
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   by dravita 4y ago

   So, you think that the 99.99% of businesses around the world who are not in the cloud hyperscaler business should all build their systems as if they had the engineering resources of cloud hyperscalers? I've seen first-hand how enterpri
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   by dravita 4y ago

   If you're really confident that your SaaS application will only have that single workload (single table group-by) into perpetuity, it's a workable choice. But, that's a big bet against the reality of the diverse workloads req
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   by dravita 4y ago

   That one was tried, among many others covered in the article.
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   by dravita 4y ago

   When it comes to HTAP workloads, SingleStoreDB tackled that years ago and has been the leader in that category of workloads. In recent years, the product has expanded to handle broader workloads and use cases. https://www.single
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   by dravita 4y ago

   Here is the database of your dreams: SingleStoreDB. https://www.singlestore.com/customers/fathom/
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   by dravita 4y ago

   Try SingleStoreDB for the combined DynamoDB workloads and analytical workloads in a single database tech, see https://usefathom.com/blog/ditched-dynamodb
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    by dravita 6y ago

    A rewarding read on a journey of database discovery. Brew another pot (of decaf).