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Database Design Patterns for High-Traffic Applications
Rajesh Kumar
January 2, 2025
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Database Design Patterns for High-Traffic Applications
Designing databases for high-traffic applications requires careful consideration of scalability, performance, and consistency requirements.
Design Patterns
- Horizontal and vertical sharding
- Read replicas and load balancing
- Caching strategies and invalidation
- Event sourcing and CQRS patterns
Rajesh Kumar
Senior Software Engineer at Thamizhi Software Solutions