Database Performance at Scale: Free Book & Masterclass

The book "Database Performance at Scale," co-authored by Cynthia Dunlop and colleagues from ScyllaDB, offers a comprehensive guide to optimizing database performance across various platforms, including MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Cassandra, and DynamoDB. The 270-page resource, available for free, was collaboratively created without any all-author virtual meetings and aims to address the often-overlooked aspects of database internals, drivers, and infrastructure to help teams achieve low latency and high throughput. Accompanying the book is a masterclass that condenses its key points into a concise format, along with podcast appearances by authors Piotr Sarna and Felipe Cardeneti Mendes, who discuss topics such as database internals, drivers, and the challenges of distributed systems. The book emphasizes practical insights for users experiencing database latency or throughput issues, offering strategies for navigating performance challenges and tradeoffs specific to different workloads and technical requirements.