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Why it matters: PlanetScale Metal significantly improves database performance and cost-efficiency by leveraging local NVMe storage. It allows engineers to scale relational workloads with lower latency and predictable costs compared to traditional cloud-managed database services like Amazon Aurora.
Why it matters: High-scale databases often hit I/O bottlenecks that force expensive hardware upgrades. Understanding the relationship between IOPS, throughput, and sharding allows engineers to scale performance horizontally while significantly reducing cloud infrastructure costs.
