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To Shard or Not To Shard – Percona Live 2021

Sharding​ is one of the most difficult aspects of MongoDB​ to get right. Shard​ too early and your costs go up with little gain, shard too late and you and your customers will be feeling the pain. This talk aims to help inform you on considerations about when to shard, when sharding may not be the right thing for your database, and things to consider when you are going to move forward with sharding your MongoDB​ database​. Speaker: Mike Grayson – Percona

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