Comment Comment by grey-area I agree there are solid use cases for distributed dbs, but they are relatively uncommon and not something most businesses need to think about.Many businesses outsource distributed logs for example as it’s not a core concern.10k writes a second is a problem that a very small number of systems have relative to all deployed web servers, the normal case is far closer to HN.If you grow close to that level you have the resources to think about more complex solutions. Most businesses will never get close to it.Re HN using other systems for search and api, that’s more related to supporting companies the vc funded - Algolia.https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/algolia parent grey-area 7 days ago
Many businesses outsource distributed logs for example as it’s not a core concern.
10k writes a second is a problem that a very small number of systems have relative to all deployed web servers, the normal case is far closer to HN.
If you grow close to that level you have the resources to think about more complex solutions. Most businesses will never get close to it.
Re HN using other systems for search and api, that’s more related to supporting companies the vc funded - Algolia.
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/algolia