Massively Parallel Postgres Backups
PlanetScale backs up petabyte-scale sharded Postgres databases in hours using parallel infrastructure, object storage, and WAL replay.
Summary
PlanetScale has developed a method to back up massive sharded Postgres databases, reaching petabyte scales, in just hours. Their approach leverages parallel infrastructure and object storage, along with Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) replay, to streamline the backup process significantly.
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