Articles by Tomáš Vrba

Frontend Engineer • Olomouc, Czech Republic

Tomáš has been developing web interfaces since 2016. He worked for a local marketing agency before joining CoolVDS. Tomáš focuses on performance optimization and accessibility. He is a coffee enth...

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Database Management Nov 3, 2015

Database Sharding Architectures: Surviving High-Scale Writes in a Post-Safe Harbor World

Vertical scaling has a ceiling. When your MySQL master starts choking on IOPS, it's time to shard. We explore practical strategies for partitioning data while keeping latency low and staying compliant with Norwegian data laws.

Database Sharding Strategies: Surviving High-Scale Writes Without Losing Your Sanity

Sharding is a last resort, not a feature. We explore architectural patterns for scaling MySQL and PostgreSQL horizontally, specifically tailored for the Norwegian infrastructure landscape post-Safe Harbor.

Scaling Beyond the Monolith: Real-World Database Sharding Tactics

Stop throwing RAM at your locked tables. A battle-hardened look at implementing database sharding on KVM infrastructure without breaking data consistency or your budget.

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Articles by Tomáš Vrba

Database Sharding Architectures: Surviving High-Scale Writes in a Post-Safe Harbor World

Database Sharding Strategies: Surviving High-Scale Writes Without Losing Your Sanity

Scaling Beyond the Monolith: Real-World Database Sharding Tactics