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Monday, 21 January 2013
Zynga Deploys MemSQL for Real-Time Service. Where Does This Leave Couchbase?
Derrick Harris reports for GigaOM about Zynga’s deployment of a MemSQL cluster:
Zynga has deployed nearly 100 nodes of MemSQL, the hot new database from two former Facebook engineers. It might not be a magic pill for Zynga’s woes, but it could help the company boost revenue and even build new types of games. […] At the very least, it could let the company do some things previously out of its reach, such as serve real-time recommendations and ads, and create advanced multi-player games.
Zynga has been the most prominent and most quoted production deployment for Couchbase. That despite the fact that Zynga has never run stock Couchbase, but a custom in-house version.
The story is clear that the new (100 nodes) MemSQL cluster is augmenting or replacing a part of the Zynga’s MySQL cluster. But they are using MemSQL to serve real-time recommendations and ads. A scenario that Couchbase teaches as one of its strenghts.
Original title and link: Zynga Deploys MemSQL for Real-Time Service. Where Does This Leave Couchbase? (©myNoSQL)
via: http://gigaom.com/2013/01/18/can-a-new-database-help-get-zynga-back-on-track/
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Zynga, Data Centers, Polyglot Persistence, and Big Data
Cadir Lee (CTO Zynga) quoted in a VentureBeat post:
It’s not the amount of hardware that matters. It’s the architecture of the application. You have to work at making your app architecture so that it takes advantage of Amazon. You have to have complete fluidity with the storage tier, the web tier. We are running our own data centers. We are looking more at doing our own data centers with more of a private cloud.
Couple of thoughts:
- Zynga is going the opposite direction than Netflix. While Netflix is focusing (by using Amazon for most of their infrastructure), Zynga is diversifying (building their own data centers) .
- Zynga’s applications are great examples of where fully distributed NoSQL databases fit. Availability is key.
- My answer to the question: “how many Zyngas are out there” would be: “enough to ensure some good business for the most reliable and scalable distributed databases”
- Zynga has contributed and is an investor in Membase, the company that merged with CouchOne to form Couchbase. But Zynga was using a custom version of Membase.
- Zynga also operates a large MySQL cluster.
- Zynga processes over 15 terabytes of game data every day (according to their SEC filing ). That’s Hadoop sweet spot.
PS: I’d love to talk to someone from Zynga about their data storage approach. If you have any connections I’d really appreciate an introduction.
Original title and link: Zynga, Data Centers, Polyglot Persistence, and Big Data (©myNoSQL)
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Membase Success Story: Zynga
There’s no question that Zynga’s latest data numbers are impressive, with the company moving mountains of data per day, or roughly one petabyte per day. As Zynga’s CTO Cadir Leeexplained at this morning’s Oracle Openworld keynote, the company is adding as many as 1,000 servers each week to satisfy its growing user base (10% of the internet has now played a Zynga game) and increasing connectivity (there are 3 billion connections between its users).
This sounds like a solid case study for Membase — remember NorthScale, Zynga and NHN are listed as Membase contributors.
Original title and link: Membase Success Story: Zynga (NoSQL databases © myNoSQL)
via: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/22/zynga-cto-on-moving-mountains-of-data-tctv/
