How GaadiBazaar reduced database costs by 40% with Aurora MySQL Serverless
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GaadiBazaar, an online vehicle buying and selling platform, successfully reduced database costs by 40% by migrating to Amazon Aurora MySQL Serverless.
- Initially struggled with manual scaling of RDS for MySQL instances during traffic peaks
- Experienced database connections growing from 600,000 to 800,000 between July and November 2023
- Migrated to Aurora Serverless with a flexible capacity range of up to 40 Aurora Capacity Units (ACUs)
- Able to automatically scale during monthly traffic fluctuations without manual intervention
- Supported growth from 3.3 million to 3.8 million customers between December 2023 and March 2024
The migration enabled GaadiBazaar to optimize infrastructure costs, improve scalability, and maintain high performance during variable traffic periods.
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