Serverless Database
A serverless database scales compute automatically and can scale to zero when idle, billing for actual usage instead of a fixed always-on server.
Serverless databases separate storage from compute and spin resources up or down based on load. When traffic stops, they can scale to zero, so you pay little or nothing while idle.
This model suits spiky or unpredictable workloads and development environments. Features like instant branching let teams create isolated copies of a database for testing.
Connection management matters more in serverless contexts, where many ephemeral functions connect at once — making connection pooling important.
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