Top Blogs of 2024: Comparisons, Caching & Database Internals

The ScyllaDB blog highlights the most popular posts from 2024, showcasing contributions from community members and engineers who delve into topics like database performance, caching, and scaling. Notable entries include a comparison between ScyllaDB and Memcached, insights into ScyllaDB's internal cache and new "tablets" data distribution architecture, and a debate on Rust vs. Zig programming languages. Other significant posts explore optimizing database performance with modern SSDs, the successful migration from PostgreSQL to ScyllaDB for faster query processing, and early performance benchmarks of Google Cloud's Z3 instances. The blog also revisits "timeless classics" from previous years, such as discussions on io_uring and eBPF in Linux, benchmarking MongoDB against ScyllaDB, and major migrations by companies like Disney+ Hotstar.