Does this skill help with shard key selection?

Yes, the assessment and design phases guide you through identifying optimal sharding patterns and keys based on your specific application requirements and constraints.

How does the skill handle production safety?

It enforces a multi-step workflow including non-production testing, comprehensive validation, mandatory backups, and the creation of detailed rollback plans before any production changes.

Can it help monitor the health of the new shards?

Yes, the skill generates monitoring configurations, dashboards, and alerts to ensure you have full observability over your distributed data environment.

Which database systems are compatible with this skill?

The skill provides automated support for popular systems including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB using native command-line tools.

Database Sharding Manager

Name: Database Sharding Manager
Author: Brmbobo

byBrmbobo

Database Management

Automates the design, implementation, and management of horizontal database sharding strategies across SQL and NoSQL environments.

About

The Database Sharding Manager skill provides a standardized framework for scaling data layers through horizontal sharding. It guides developers through the entire lifecycle of data distribution, from initial architectural assessment and shard key selection to automated implementation and production deployment. By integrating with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, it simplifies complex operations like data migration, performance benchmarking, and the setup of monitoring dashboards, ensuring high availability and system performance as data volume grows.

Key Features

Multi-database support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
Automated sharding strategy design for horizontal scaling
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Integrated monitoring configuration and dashboard generation
Comprehensive validation and performance metric comparisons
Detailed runbook and rollback procedure documentation

Use Cases

Scaling a monolithic database that has reached hardware performance limits
Implementing regional data residency requirements through geographic sharding
Optimizing multi-tenant applications by distributing tenant data across clusters

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npx skillfish add brmbobo/web2podcast managing-database-sharding

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