2 docs tagged with "Write Amplification"

Direct comparison of LSM trees and B-trees: write vs. read trade-offs, memory usage, amplification costs, and ideal workload fit — with diagrams of both data paths.

Deep dive into MemTables, flushing to SSTables, and why compaction is where the real costs lie. Includes the full lifecycle of a key, with cost analysis for insert, flush, and compaction steps.