Re:Citus Cloud 2, Postgres, and Scaling Without Compromise
by ProblemFactory on Friday November 17, 2017 @04:48AM
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> Single PG node can handle easily
I think that's exactly what people are asking for. A single PG node (or even a shared node) managed and monitored by competent people for a "hobbyist" price. You start your project on that, and when you outgrow it, click a button to upgrade to the real Citus Cloud.
Now it's entirely possible that the customer support and separate infrastructure maintenance doesn't make sense for Citus at hobbyist price points - but it would be a way for them to capture potential customers before they standardise on RDS, Redshift and other database scaling options.
I think that's exactly what people are asking for. A single PG node (or even a shared node) managed and monitored by competent people for a "hobbyist" price. You start your project on that, and when you outgrow it, click a button to upgrade to the real Citus Cloud.
Now it's entirely possible that the customer support and separate infrastructure maintenance doesn't make sense for Citus at hobbyist price points - but it would be a way for them to capture potential customers before they standardise on RDS, Redshift and other database scaling options.