What five P99 CONF talks reveal about database trade-offs
The article explores the RUM conjecture and how engineers balance database performance. It specifically highlights Almog Gavra's discussion on LSM trees and the trade-offs of using Amazon S3 for object storage compared to local NVMe caches.
Key points
- Database design balances read, write, and space amplification
- LSM trees are used to tune between write and read extremes
- S3 storage offers lower cost but higher latency than local NVMe caches
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