Sharding Courses and Certifications

NoSQL Database Basics

67 ratings at edX

This course introduces you to the fundamentals of NoSQL, including the four key non-relational database categories. By the end of the course you will have hands-on skills for working with MongoDB, Cassandra and IBM Cloudant NoSQL databases.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cloud Design Patterns for Azure: Data Management and Performance

63 ratings at Pluralsight

Master essential Azure cloud design patterns for optimizing data management, scaling, caching, and performance. Covers CQRS, event sourcing, sharding, and static content hosting for robust cloud applications.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Understanding Database Architecture with Oracle

16 ratings at Pluralsight

The Oracle database system is quite complex, and understanding its architecture is the non-negotiable first step. This course will give you a solid foundation of the Oracle database architecture.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Tech with Tim

Blockchain for Beginners - Ethereum Scaling Solutions

Explore Ethereum's scalability solutions, including layer 1 and 2 approaches, sharding, sidechains, state channels, and rollups. Learn how these innovations address the scalability trilemma and enable more efficient blockchain applications.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MongoDB Deep Dive

MongoDB is an open-source document database with a variety of enterprise class features. In this course, we will dive deep into these features.

• A Cloud Guru
• 18 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Amazon DynamoDB Data Modeling

Learn to build a DynamoDB Data Model, strategies to migrate data to DynamoDB and to better understand DynamoDB data structures. Start a Free Trial!

• A Cloud Guru
• 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Scaling Postgres for Time Series Data with Citus

Scaling Postgres for time series data using Citus: partitioning, distribution, and automation techniques to handle high-volume, ever-growing data efficiently across a cluster.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Rethinking Reactive Architectures

Explore reactive architectures: concepts, patterns, and real-world applications. Learn when to leverage this paradigm for building responsive, resilient cloud-native systems.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Elasticsearch 7 Tutorial for Beginners

Learn Elasticsearch 7 basics to advanced concepts, including setup, configuration, and Query DSL. Hands-on demos cover key features and use cases for efficient data search and analysis.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Availability, Latency, and Cost - Withstanding Regional Outages

Explore Netflix's multi-region strategy for improved availability and latency, including algebraic models, incident management, and design considerations for efficient failovers and user steering.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Oracle

Sharding for Hyperscale and Geographically Distributed Relational Databases

Technical deep dive into Oracle Sharding, covering implementation, use cases, and new features for building applications with petabytes of data, millisecond response times, and extreme availability using a shared-nothing architecture.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Oracle

Never-Down Applications with Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture - Oracle Database World

Explore Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture for full-stack data protection, ensuring uninterrupted applications and high availability across database and middle-tier layers.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Scaling Rails API to Write-Heavy Traffic

Practical techniques for scaling Rails API to handle millions of database transactions per minute, focusing on multiple databases and sharding for write-heavy traffic in mobile gaming.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Decentralized Routing for Sharded Applications on Service Mesh

Explore decentralized routing for sharded applications on service mesh using WASM to extend Envoy, enabling efficient and scalable request routing without a dedicated frontend layer.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Vitess - Introduction and New Features

Explore Vitess, a cloud-native solution for unlimited MySQL scaling. Learn about its features, architecture, and VReplication subsystem for seamless data management and workflows.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video