PlanetScale announced the general availability of PlanetScale Metal, which utilizes locally-attached NVMe SSD drives to enhance database performance and cost-effectiveness on AWS and GCP. Metal has achieved significant query latency reductions and cost savings in real-world applications. Customers including Cash App, Intercom, and Depot have reported substantial improvements using Metal.

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