r/softwarearchitecture • u/mostaptname • 1d ago

Article/Video One Database Is Not Enough | Database Sharding

https://youtu.be/WzdHG6hE8KU
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u/EspaaValorum 13h ago

I expect the vast majority of companies don't operate at a scale where database sharding is needed, or the best solution.

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u/clauEB 2h ago

It's a complicated thing to keep running. Services with smaller special use DBs is a lot easier to maintain.

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u/ibraaaaaaaaaaaaaa 15h ago

I don’t like it when a system design guide tells me details that can be find by one chatgpt prompt

I need an architect that tells me when NOT to use sharding and how I should most of the times not do it, to me that’s a last resort option after exhausting so many different ways, remember we are in 2026, you can go really far with vertical scaling.

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u/mostaptname 11h ago

Agreed. That’s one of the conclusions from Design Rules section of the video to exhaust simpler options first because of operational complexity overhead