The future is already here.
It's just not evenly distributed yet.

PlanetScale

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PlanetScale is a NewSQL database-as-a-service(DbaaS) based on the open source project. They run the world's most scalable database clusters with Vitess. PlanetScale created Vitess, a MySQL sharding solution powering products such as YouTube, Slack, Square and many more. PlanetScale’s expertise helps such businesses scale their new and existing infrastructure faster.