System Scalability Design
ScyllaDB Elastic Scaling in Action [Demo]

ScyllaDB Elastic Scaling in Action [Demo]

5/27/2026 · Cynthia Dunlop

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This post demonstrates the practical application of ScyllaDB X Cloud's elastic scaling capabilities, specifically showcasing a 10x scale-out from 100K ops/sec to 1M ops/sec in under 23 minutes, maintaining single-digit millisecond P99 latency. It also details the rapid scale-down process after peak workload. The demo highlights the efficiency of the tablets architecture in rebalancing data and serving requests during dynamic scaling events, emphasizing the ability to scale up and down rapidly to match fluctuating workloads without significant downtime or performance degradation.

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