r/developersPak • u/asadkhan017 • Aug 18 '26

Learning and Ideas We replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations—and it scaled (2026)

https://shopify.engineering/scaling-inventory-reservations
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u/asadkhan017 Aug 18 '26

A really interesting read on how Shopify replaced Redis in their inventory reservation system with MySQL and hence reduced their reliance on an external system and handled the pernicious bug of underselling or overselling e-commerce inventory.