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# Sharding strategies |
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Sharding strategy is a technique to split a large dataset into smaller chunks (logical shard) in which we distribute these chunks in different machines/database nodes in order to distribute the traffic load. It’s a good mechanism to improve the scalability of an application. Many databases support sharding, but not all. |
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Visit the following resources to learn more: |
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- [Database Sharding – System Design Interview Concept](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/database-sharding-a-system-design-concept/) |
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- [Wikipedia - Sharding in Database Architectures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shard_(database_architecture)) |
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- [How sharding a database can make it faster](https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/03/14/how-sharding-a-database-can-make-it-faster/)
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