AIDigitalOcean5 months ago
The Container paradox: Why the Inference Cloud Demands a "Decoupled" Database
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DigitalOcean argues that running databases inside Kubernetes clusters harms inference performance. The company recommends using Managed Kubernetes for compute and Managed Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, OpenSearch) as a separate memory layer. This decoupled architecture prevents resource contention and reduces latency for AI workloads.
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