Amazon.com, Inc.
Partition splitting in a distributed database

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for partition splitting in a distributed database are disclosed. A partition of data is split into a first sub-partition and a second sub-partition. A first portion of the data is assigned to the first sub-partition, and a second portion of the data is assigned to the second sub-partition. One or more elements of the first portion of the data from the partition and an additional one or more elements of the first portion of the data from the first sub-partition are stored into a first node. One or more elements of the second portion of the data from the partition and an additional one or more elements of the second portion of the data from the second sub-partition are stored into a second node. The partition is prevented from receiving new data after the partition is split into the first and second sub-partitions.