Database Reference
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Chapter 6. Understanding the Concept of
Sharding
After learning about replication and replica sets, we can jump into the more complex con-
cepts of MongoDB. In this chapter, we will talk about one of the most valuable MongoDB
features, that is,
sharding
. Using this feature, you can spread your data across different
servers to distribute operation pressure between different machines and provide better per-
formance.
In this chapter, we will learn the basic terms and concepts of sharding. In the next chapter,
we will configure and set up a server from scratch.
