database replication
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A method of copying database data to one or more replicas for scale and availability.
Why it's here
Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7OpenAI Blog·1/22/2026researchHow OpenAI scaled PostgreSQL for ChatGPT
OpenAI describes how it scaled PostgreSQL to handle millions of queries per second for ChatGPT using replicas, caching, rate limiting, and workload isolation. The post focuses on infrastructure changes that improved database reliability and performance at very large scale.