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This post introduces Databricks Lakebase Autoscaling as a solution to the classic database provisioning paradox of over- vs. under-provisioning.
•Lakebase uses Compute Units (CUs) where 1 CU = 2 GB of memory, enabling fine-grained scaling without database restarts or dropped connections.
•The autoscaling algorithm monitors three metrics: CPU load, memory usage, and working set size to proactively adjust compute before performance degrades.
•Scaling range is configurable via min/max CU boundaries; the spread between min and max cannot exceed 8 CU, with a maximum of 32 CU supported.
•Scale to zero suspends compute entirely after a user-defined inactivity timeout (e.g., 15 min), reducing costs by 70%+ for dev or bursty workloads.
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Key use cases include AI agent workloads with unpredictable traffic spikes and dev/test database branches that sit idle most of the time.
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