Digital Turbine¶
Improving Performance and Cost Efficiency¶
Digital Turbine, a mobile ad tech company, faced challenges with DynamoDB due to:
Rising costs as they scaled.
Performance issues with a high volume of read operations.
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:
DynamoDB API compatibility (ScyllaDB Alternator), which minimized code changes.
Better performance compared to DynamoDB, reducing the need for excessive scaling.
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.