Why architecture matters here
TTL failures produce tombstone bloat that murders read performance. Architecture matters because TTL + compaction + strategy must work together.
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The architecture: every piece explained
The top strip is basics. TTL sources. Timestamp + TTL. Read filter. Compaction.
The middle row is nuance. Tombstones. gc_grace_seconds. TTL vs delete. TWCS.
The lower rows are ops. Tombstone bloat. Metrics. Ops — TTL design + strategy.
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End-to-end flow
End-to-end: time-series data written with TTL=7d + TWCS. Data landed in daily windows. After 7d, expired; compaction reclaims full windows cleanly. Tombstone bloat avoided. Read metrics healthy.