The Move to Multiple Databases

Going from a single database to a multi-server setup is a big step in scaling any website. We’re happy to report that we successfully completed the transition earlier today. Although there was a period of decreased performance, things are now running better than ever and the benefits should remain visible across all sites using Disqus comments.

We had been considering this move for a while. Then at DjangoCon, we learned that our framework of choice had improved to the point where it was actually pretty easy. Knowledge isn’t all we acquired at DjangoCon: we also got Malcolm Tredinnick, a core Django developer, working with us for one intensive week to improve our database code even further. So thanks Malcolm, thanks Django, and sorry to anyone who was affected this morning.

andrewbadr on September 16th 2008 in disqus

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