Marqeta supercharges MySQL workloads using Amazon EBS io2 Block Express
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The article discusses how the fintech company Marqeta leverages Amazon EBS io2 Block Express to supercharge their MySQL workloads for their card-issuing platform on AWS.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Amazon EBS io2 Block Express highlights, such as consistent sub-millisecond latencies, up to 256,000 IOPS, up to 4,000 MB/s throughput, and up to 64 TiB capacity
- How io2 Block Express addresses transaction performance needs with its high IOPS, throughput, and low latency capabilities
- How the high capacity and durability of io2 Block Express simplifies storage management and provides data protection
- High availability and disaster recovery strategies for MySQL databases, including cross-AZ and cross-Region replication
- The benefits of using io2 Block Express for both primary and replica database instances to mitigate disk I/O performance risks
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