The importance of "Working Set"
Read OriginalThis technical article defines the 'working set' as the active data and indexes used by a system at any given time. It explains why keeping the working set in RAM is critical for performance, contrasting fast RAM access with slow disk access. Using a concrete example with MongoDB, it illustrates how to estimate working set size and discusses scaling solutions like adding RAM or sharding when the working set grows.
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