Characterizing a workload
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In this lesson
describe a workload with numbers before choosing a store.
Planned topics
- Access patterns: which queries, read/write ratio, point lookups or scans.
- Volume: rows today and in two years, growth, record size.
- Consistency: what must be correct immediately, what can lag.
- Latency and availability targets; query flexibility (will new questions appear?).
- Write the findings down with evidence (logs, metrics), not guesses.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a one-page template: access patterns, volume, consistency, latency, flexibility, retention, team skills.
Check your understanding
Name three things to measure first.
Show answer
Access patterns, volume, and consistency needs.
Practice
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