# Shared Nothing or Shared Disk?

Simpler cluster

configurations

More complex

cluster configurations

Shared Nothing

Shared Disk

Spectrum of cluster size & complexity

- ## The answer depends on the specific environment & requirements

  - We expect many customers to be satisfied with the capabilities of shared-nothing clusters
  - More demanding environments will want to take advantage of shared-disk features

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