Why not run your database on a different machine then. Separation of concerns. Have a cluster a machines for containers so you can take advantage of it's strengths instead of trying to duct tape everything together on machine
> Why not run your database on a different machine then. Separation of concerns.
While true in general, you always end up introducing latency (simply because it's on a different host) and possible packet losses/retransmits (e.g. when the switch buffer memory overruns). Given the "hft" in the blog name (high-speed financial transactions), both can equal losses of money.