Database Scalability
Disk I/O is orders of magnitude slower than RAM access, making disk-based databases a bottleneck for rapid retrieval workloads. Every database, regardless of hardware or software quality, has a tipping point where it will degrade or fail u…
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Disk I/O is orders of magnitude slower than RAM access, making disk-based databases a bottleneck for rapid retrieval workloads. Every database, regardless of hardware or software quality, has a tipping point where it will degrade or fail under load. High-traffic scenarios and real-time workloads cause slow load times or system crashes during peak usage.