What five P99 CONF talks reveal about database trade-offs
P99 CONF is a virtual conference on high-performance, low-latency applications. Its 2026 event ran October 21–22. Here, we cover five The post What five P99 CONF talks reveal about database trade-offs appeared first on The New Stack .
P99 CONF is a virtual conference focusing on high-performance, low-latency applications. The 2026 edition took place on October 21-22. Sixty-plus sessions were held, with five particularly noteworthy talks highlighted in this report. Database storage design involves trade-offs between read amplification, write amplification, and space amplification, according to the RUM conjecture. Improving one aspect can increase another, depending on the workload and configuration.
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