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Architect on AWS to absorb massive traffic surges without exhausting database connections.
Tests whether you reach for auto-scaling at the app tier combined with a connection pooler/proxy (like RDS Proxy) in front of the database, since app instances can scale fast but the database connection limit is fixed -- scaling app servers alone just multiplies connection pressure on the DB.
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