Experienced database professionals are well aware that transactional workloads frequently exhibit a Zipfian distribution, where a small number of queries dominate database resource consumption. However, most modern scaling solutions rely on broad, indiscriminate approaches—such as adding infrastructure or implementing complex, high-maintenance fixes. This presentation highlights query caching as a targeted, cost-effective alternative that can significantly enhance infrastructure efficiency with minimal engineering effort. If you’re seeking a smarter, more streamlined approach to scaling, query caching could be the game-changing solution you’ve been searching for. Join us as we explore Readyset, the result of a decade of research from MIT resulting in a solution that seamlessly addresses these challenges through the integration of Data Flow Graphs, Partial Materialized Views, and Replication, while implementing the wire protocol of MySQL, requiring zero code changes.
