How Monzo Bank reduced cost of TTL from time series index tables in Amazon Keyspaces

How Monzo Bank reduced cost of TTL from time series index tables in Amazon Keyspaces

How Monzo Bank reduced cost of TTL from time series index tables in Amazon Keyspaces

Original URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/how-monzo-bank-reduced-cost-of-ttl-from-time-series-index-tables-in-amazon-keyspaces/

Article Written: December 18, 2024

Added: January 27, 2025

Type: project

Summary

Monzo Bank optimized their data retention strategy in Amazon Keyspaces by replacing the traditional Time to Live (TTL) approach with a bulk deletion mechanism. By partitioning time-series data across multiple tables, each representing a specific time bucket, they can efficiently drop entire tables of expired data. This method significantly reduces operational costs associated with per-row TTL deletions.

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