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# [Why Your Postgres Breaks When You Scale (And It's Not Your Queries)](https://navaneethk30.hashnode.dev/why-your-postgres-breaks-when-you-scale-and-it-s-not-your-queries?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I gave a talk at SRE Hyderabad about why Postgres falls over when you horizontally scale your backend, even when your queries are fast and your database is healthy. The culprit? Connection pooling. Mo

Feb 23 · 6 min read · navaneethk30.hashnode.dev  
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