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Perplexity Replaces DynamoDB with Homegrown CobbleDB to Reduce Latency

Perplexity has replaced its use of Amazon DynamoDB with an internally developed database solution called CobbleDB. This move, reported by InfoQ and news.lavx.hu, aims to significantly reduce query latency and cloud storage costs. The company claims a fivefold reduction in query latency as a result of the transition.

2 articles from 2 outlets covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a shipped.

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2 outlets covered “Perplexity Replaces DynamoDB with Homegrown CobbleDB to Reduce Latency”. All of them report the following:

  • Perplexity replaced DynamoDB
  • Replaced with homegrown CobbleDB
  • Goal to cut query latency
  • Goal to reduce cloud storage
  • Claimed 5x reduction in query latency

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