Glance migrated its document database from Azure Cosmos DB to Spanner to improve database operations and lay the groundwork for better data science capabilities. Spanner provides non-relational scale coupled with relational semantics and allows for seamless schema updates. Glance used tools like Key Visualizer and change streams during the migration process.
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A bit of backgroundBuilding features faster with seamless schema updatesMigrating to Spanner in phasesSimplifying database operations for more agile operationsWant to learn more about Spanner?20 Impressions