What Is A Serverless Database?
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Defines serverless databases as cloud managed services that auto-scale for spiky workloads but shift, not remove, operational work: connection limits still bite functions that open many connections; auto-scaling can run away and needs provider limits; physical network hops add latency; slow queries still cost money. Claims 98% of use cases are common enough for standard engines, so prefer MySQL/Postgres over proprietary offerings if you need easy migration or on‑prem control.
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