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03 Sharding and Partitioning

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Hash Based Sharding

Hash-Based Sharding

Feb 10, 20261 min read

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Hash-Based Sharding

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Hash the shard key, mod by shard count for even distribution. Downside: range queries must hit all shards (scatter-gather).

Key Properties

  • Hash and Mod Distribution
  • Even Distribution
  • Scatter-Gather for Range Queries

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