Distributed SQL: Sharding and Partitioning in YugabyteDB
A distributed SQL database provides a service where you can query the global database without knowing where the rows are. You connect to any node, without having to know the cluster topology. You query your tables, and the database will determine the best access to your data, whether it’s close to your client or geographically distant.
The organization of data, whether co-located or partitioned, is the most important consideration for high performance,
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