intermediateDatabase Optimization Techniques

How do read replicas reduce load on the primary database, and what consistency tradeoff do they introduce?

Tests whether you know replicas offload read traffic at the cost of potential replication lag on reads.

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How do read replicas reduce load on the primary database, and what consistency tradeoff do they introduce?

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