{
  "id": 12648366,
  "title": "Grab Redesigns Counter Service Storage for 50% Lower P99 Latency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/grab-redesigns-counter-service-storage-for-50-lower-p99-latency",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "InfoQ",
    "slug": "infoq",
    "url": "https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/grab-counter-aerospike-migration/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Grab migrated its high-volume Counter Service from a wide column database to Aerospike using storage abstraction, shadow traffic, data parity validation, and gradual traffic migration. The redesigned data model consolidated time buckets into map-based records. Grab reports about 50% lower production p99 read latency, 1 TB versus 3 TB of disk usage, and 45% to 50% lower cost per node. By Leela…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}