TCP #86: How to Scale Your App Without Breaking Consistency or the Bank?
Cost-effective data replication strategies that actually work in production
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Too many global apps fail because they replicate everything, everywhere.
This kills performance, breaks consistency, and bloats your AWS bill.
In this issue, I’ll show you how to design more innovative data replication strategies that scale, without the usual pain.
1. Global Replication ≠ Copy Everything
Most teams treat replication like insurance.
“Let’s mirror all our data in every region, just in case.”
That mindset leads to:
