Notes on Write Amplification versus Read Perspiration

This was shared by a colleague. The discussion centered on how log-structured databases are not designed for a 1:1 read-to-write ratio. There are various ways to tune the data structure to favor one over the other. You can read the original article here . About Pat: He is a leading author in areas like distributed architecture, database transaction processing, and more. You can find his latest research on his ACM profile page . Blockquotes in this post are excerpts from his article. ...

July 8, 2022 · 7 min · Jay Gandhi