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PlanetScale scales Vitess to 768 servers as single logical database
PlanetScale, a database-as-a-service provider, has demonstrated its Vitess-based system running 768 servers as one logical database. The setup handles 1.5 million queries per second with sub-10ms latency. This showcases Vitess's ability to horizontally scale MySQL for large workloads.
Meridian48 take
The claim is impressive but likely a best-case benchmark; real-world production deployments may face more complex trade-offs in consistency and operational overhead.
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