Hands-on technical analysis of a novel data platform for high-performance block I/O in the cloud, tested by Tanel Poder, a database consultant and a long-time computer performance nerd. Index Background and motivation Scalable Architecture by Design Enterprise Features Testing Results I/O Latency 1.3 Million IOPS Lessons Learned Summary Background and Motivation Back in 2021, my old friend Chris Buckel (@flashdba) asked me if I would like to test out the Silk Data Platform in the cloud and se...
