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Burn Brightly So the Database Doesn’t Go Out, or How to Live with High Database Loads

TalkinRussianat HighLoad++ Genesis 2025 · on Saturday, 2025-09-13· [databases, web-performance]
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Defines what constitutes high load for databases and explains why databases often become the most fragile system component. Covers practical techniques to make databases reliable and fast under heavy traffic, focusing on diagnosing load issues and engineering approaches to improve database resilience and performance.

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  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 1:42What databases are for
  3. 8:48Database performance
  4. 21:03Query optimization
  5. 35:34Dev and admin collaboration
  6. 48:03Q&A
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