The GitHub Blog·Sep 27, 2021·17 min read·Thomas Maurer63Partitioning GitHub’s relational databases to handle scaleIn 2019, to meet growth and availability challenges, we set a plan in motion to improve our tooling and ability to partition relational databases.DatabasesRead original on github.blogDiscussion around the webHacker News236 · 78 💬Score breakdownTechnical depth85Practical value60Originality85Writing quality82Source reputation85Recency0External engagement33On-site engagement0NayaRead shows a summary and links to the original article. The full article is hosted on github.blog.