Mitigating Single Point of Failure in Database Architectures

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Approaches to reduce the risks associated with single points of failure in database systems, ensuring high availability and reliability.

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Lessons from using the outbox pattern at scale

The article discusses the implementation of the outbox pattern at Zapier for their Events API to ensure reliability in event-driven services. It...

tech2 Added: Jun 11, 2026

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Scaling PostgreSQL to power 800 million ChatGPT users

The article discusses how OpenAI has successfully scaled PostgreSQL to handle the demands of 800 million ChatGPT users, achieving millions of queries...

project Added: Mar 19, 2026

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