Uncovering the Flaws: Why No Distributed Database Architecture Is Perfect

This article examines the most common Chinese distributed database architectures, comparing integrated SHARDING designs like OceanBase with separated compute‑storage models such as TiDB and SQL‑proxy based systems, highlighting their inherent trade‑offs, performance challenges, and practical considerations for choosing the right solution.

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Uncovering the Flaws: Why No Distributed Database Architecture Is Perfect

Art of Distributed System Architecture Design

Aug 6, 2015 · Databases

An Overview of MyCat: Open‑Source Distributed Database Middleware and Its Core Features

MyCat is an open‑source distributed database middleware that transparently shreds tables across multiple backend databases, solves connection overload, provides ER‑based sharding, global partitioning, AI‑driven catlets, and advanced read‑write separation, enabling low‑cost migration of single‑node databases to the cloud.

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An Overview of MyCat: Open‑Source Distributed Database Middleware and Its Core Features

Java High-Performance Architecture

Jun 6, 2015 · Databases

How Amoeba Transforms MySQL with a Distributed Front‑End Proxy

Amoeba is an open‑source MySQL front‑end proxy that acts as an SQL router, offering load balancing, high availability, query filtering, read/write splitting, and linear scaling, thereby simplifying data sharding, reducing client connections, and enabling seamless database expansion.

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How Amoeba Transforms MySQL with a Distributed Front‑End Proxy