How to Use Citus to Shard Postgres, for Performance & Scale | Data Exposed




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Summary: If you're looking to scale your Postgres database, the Citus open-source extension to Postgres makes sharding simple. And Citus is available on Azure as a managed service, too. Join Claire Giordano on the Citus team to learn about how Citus uses the Postgres extension APIs to shard Postgres—and the best way to get started with Citus. [01:24] What is Citus[03:40] What applications sharding Postgre with Citus[05:34] How large can a Citus cluster get?[07:45] When to use Citus[08:45] Getting statedResources: Citus open source repo on GitHubGetting Started with Citus resourcesCitus on Azure documentationCitus monthly newsletterVideo: How Citus Distributes PostgreSQL