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Sep 17, 2018 · Databases

Mastering Data Sharding: Hash, Consistent Hash, and Range Partition Strategies Explained

This article explains the core concepts of data sharding in distributed storage systems, compares hash, consistent‑hash, and range‑based partitioning, discusses how to choose sharding keys, examines metadata server designs and high‑availability solutions, and introduces lease‑based cache consistency mechanisms.