Scenario: A company's database system is struggling to handle a surge in concurrent transactions during peak hours. What strategies would you recommend to improve database performance and scalability?
- Implementing asynchronous processing
- Implementing connection pooling
- Optimizing indexes and queries
- Vertical scaling by upgrading hardware
Optimizing indexes and queries involves identifying and fine-tuning inefficient queries and creating appropriate indexes to speed up data retrieval. By optimizing database access patterns, unnecessary resource consumption is minimized, improving overall performance. This strategy is essential for handling high concurrency levels effectively without overloading the database system.
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