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Mar 11, 2023 · Databases

Optimizing Distributed Database Sorting with Proxy Buffers and Priority Queues

This article examines the architecture of distributed databases, identifies the challenges of global sorting across shards, and presents both in‑memory and disk‑based proxy sorting solutions, detailing buffer configuration, merge‑sort and priority‑queue techniques, performance trade‑offs, and practical constraints for large‑scale queries.