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High-Performance Architectures

Optimize for performance and scalability.

Compute Optimization​

Instance Types​

  • Choose appropriate instance families
  • CPU, memory, storage optimized
  • Graviton processors for cost-performance

Serverless Computing​

  • AWS Lambda for event-driven workloads
  • API Gateway for scalable APIs
  • Step Functions for workflows

Storage Performance​

EBS Optimization​

  • Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1/io2)
  • General Purpose SSD (gp3)
  • EBS-optimized instances

Caching Strategies​

  • ElastiCache for in-memory caching
  • CloudFront for content delivery
  • Application-level caching

Database Performance​

Read Replicas​

  • Offload read traffic
  • Cross-region replicas
  • Aurora Global Database

Partitioning Strategies​

  • DynamoDB partition keys
  • RDS sharding techniques
  • Data distribution patterns