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03 Sharding and Partitioning

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Query Alignment

Query Alignment

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • sharding
  • shard-key
  • query-alignment

Query Alignment

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Most queries should include the shard key to avoid scatter-gather across all shards. The shard key should align with the dominant access pattern.


sharding shard-key query-alignment


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