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Nov 13, 2016 · Databases

How to Scale an Order System Beyond 200GB with Vertical & Horizontal Sharding

This article explains how a massive order database exceeding 200 GB was vertically and horizontally sharded, introduces query, range, and hash sharding strategies, presents a custom timestamp‑based unique ID scheme, and outlines a multi‑phase data migration plan to achieve long‑term scalability.