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What is RisingWave's native storage engine and how is it different from other key-value engines like TiKV and RocksDB?

Yingjun mentioned that RisingWave has its native storage engine tailored for stream processing in the cloud. The support for other storage engines like TiKV and RocksDB is mainly for benchmarking purposes. The native storage engine is optimized for supporting stateful operators. What are the key features that differentiate RisingWave's native storage engine from other key-value engines?

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Asked on Apr 16, 2022

RisingWave's native storage engine is specifically designed for stream processing in the cloud.
It is optimized for supporting stateful operators.
The support for other storage engines like TiKV and RocksDB is primarily for benchmarking purposes.
RisingWave's native storage engine is built from scratch and does not use any third-party storage engine.
The design docs for the native storage engine are in progress and will be released soon.

Apr 17, 2022Edited by