In Cloud Bigtable, what is the recommended row key design to avoid hotspotting?

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In Cloud Bigtable, what is the recommended row key design to avoid hotspotting?

Key points

  • Hashed key prefixes reduce the likelihood of sequential writes
  • Reversed key prefixes scatter rows across tablets
  • Even distribution of writes enhances Cloud Bigtable performance
  • Poor row key design can lead to hotspotting and decreased performance

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