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Choosing the Right Primary Key to Avoid Write Hotspots

Jim KnicelyMarch 30, 2026

When you move from a single-node database to a distributed system like YugabyteDB, one design decision suddenly matters a lot more: 👉 […]

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Should You Generate IDs in the App or the Database?

Jim KnicelyMarch 30, 2026

UUIDs are a common choice for modern distributed applications because they provide globally unique identifiers without coordination. But once you decide to […]

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Generate UUIDv7 in YSQL with Better Write Efficiency

Jim KnicelyMarch 29, 2026

UUIDv7 has become a popular choice for modern applications because it combines global uniqueness with time-based ordering. That makes it appealing for […]

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Why Your Database Latency Spikes at Exactly 9:15am (It’s Probably Not the Query)

Jim KnicelyMarch 29, 2026

đź‘» “Nothing Changed… So Why Is It Slow?” Every day at exactly 9:15am, your application slows down. â—Ź Latency jumps from 2ms […]

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