# Single Monolithic Store

> Concentrating all data in one store that cannot be partitioned, capping write and storage scalability.

Record: `lex:single-monolithic-store`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-single-monolithic-store

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Sharding](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/sharding.md)