# Digital Turbine

<div style="position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;">
    <iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;"
        src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kkoi66MA9C4?si=znC4RyOp0SP7ancr"
        title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"
        allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
        referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>
    </iframe>
</div>

## Improving Performance and Cost Efficiency

Digital Turbine, a mobile ad tech company, faced challenges with DynamoDB due to:

1. Rising costs as they scaled.
2. Performance issues with a high volume of read operations.
3. A need to standardize on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) following acquisitions.

## Why ScyllaDB?

To address these challenges, they sought a database solution that offered cost reduction, improved performance, and seamless migration from DynamoDB without extensive refactoring. They evaluated several options and ultimately chose ScyllaDB for its:

1. DynamoDB API compatibility (ScyllaDB Alternator), which minimized code changes.
2. Better performance compared to DynamoDB, reducing the need for excessive scaling.
3. Cost-effectiveness (an initial 20% cost savings, even with minimal cluster utilization).

## How Did They Migrate?

The migration process involved a thorough proof of concept (POC) to pressure-test ScyllaDB’s performance and reliability in a real-world scenario. The impact of the migration included improved performance, reduced infrastructure needs, and significant cost savings, positioning Digital Turbine for future scalability and competitiveness.