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The problem with Postgres replicas

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Date Published
Author
Bryan Clark
Word Count
1,431
Company Posts That Month
16
Language
English
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2
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Summary

Neon's read replicas offer a unique approach to scaling Postgres performance horizontally without overpaying, thanks to their ephemeral and autoscaling nature, eliminating the need for redundant storage and manual intervention. Unlike traditional managed databases, Neon's architecture separates compute and storage, allowing for instant provisioning of read replicas that dynamically use shared durable storage, resulting in faster setup times, reduced costs, and improved performance.

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