Overview
Sharding is a database architecture pattern that divides large databases into smaller, more manageable pieces called shards. Each shard is a separate database that can be stored on different servers. This helps improve performance and scalability, making it easier to handle large amounts of data and user requests. Understanding sharding is essential for building efficient and robust applications that require fast data access.
📚 Key Learning Objectives
- ✓ Define sharding and its purpose in databases.
- ✓ Identify the benefits of using sharding.
- ✓ Explain how sharding improves database performance.
- ✓ Describe different sharding strategies.
- ✓ Implement a simple sharding solution in a sample database.
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