DevOps Paradox

DOP 210: Mastering Database Scalability with PlanetScale

May 10, 2023

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Quick takeaways

Scalability is crucial for business growth, and investing in scalability from the beginning is key.

Serverless databases, like PlanScale, simplify database management and allow developers to iterate and deploy changes rapidly.

Deep dives

The Importance of Scaling and Scalability

Scalability is an important practice in the tech industry that allows businesses to grow and meet the demands of their user base. The key to scalability is doing simple tasks repeatedly and making units of scale autonomous. Scaling problems can hinder business growth, so it is crucial to invest in scalability from the beginning. The ability to scale databases is particularly important, and a serverless database can provide the flexibility and ease of scaling that businesses need, allowing them to pay for what they consume and make changes to their schema without downtime.

Introduction

2min

How to Scale Your Business

2min

Scaling Horizontal: The Key to Predictability

3min

PlanetScale's Hardware Planning

2min

The Cost of Owning a Data Center

4min

The Pros and Cons of Staying on-Prem

2min

The Importance of Scalability in the Cloud

5min

The Importance of Scaling at GitHub

4min

The Importance of Culture in PlanetScale

2min

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The Importance of Serverless Functions

2min

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The Importance of Schema Changes

2min

12.

The Future of Database Deployment

5min

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The Pros and Cons of InnoDB

2min

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The Doom and Gloom of GitHub

2min

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How to Test Rewind in for Your Very First Time

6min

#210: If you're feeling frustrated and overwhelmed due to your current database deployment and management process not working as expected, then you are not alone! Think about how many times you’ve needed to maintain the schema of your database and then you give up because it’s either going to break things or it’s going to take too long for a migration to happen.

In this episode, we speak with Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale, about how running your own database should be considered a thing of the past and that you really shouldn’t be scared to make changes to your database schema when it's as simple as doing a rewind.

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/isamlambert

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isamlambert/

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