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10 Reasons Why it is OK to Hate Database Proxies, but Love Sidecars!

A proxy is an interception service that sits between the client and the server. When the proxy is deployed close to the client, it is called a forward proxy. When the proxy is deployed closer to the server such that the clients do not know about the origin of the server, it is known as a reverse proxy. A database proxy (ProxySQL, MaxScale, etc.) is basically a reverse proxy built to provide benefits like security, scalability, high availability, etc. for databases, key-value stores, message queues, etc.

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