IT Architects Alliance

Aug 15, 2021 · Databases

Design Principles of 58.com Database Architecture and Codd's Twelve Rules

This article outlines 58.com’s database architecture strategies—including high availability via replication and dual‑master setups, read‑performance enhancements through indexing, read replicas, and caching, consistency solutions, scalability techniques, horizontal sharding patterns, and a review of Codd’s twelve relational rules as design guidelines.