Re:Scaling Relational SQL Databases (2020)
by CharlesW on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @04:18PM
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> The only big thing (which the article does call out) is that this is about scaling _traditional_ SQL databases. Traditional SQL databases don't have builtin horizontal scaling.
FWIW, the use of the word "traditional" here may need an asterisk, as some OG relational SQL databases like Teradata (born 1979, still used for ultra-high-scale applications) were designed for and depend on horizontal scaling.
FWIW, the use of the word "traditional" here may need an asterisk, as some OG relational SQL databases like Teradata (born 1979, still used for ultra-high-scale applications) were designed for and depend on horizontal scaling.