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by EspressoGPT 884 days ago
> Queues Don't Fix Overload

If the queue can withstand more simultaneous load than the processing service, they basically do.

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Queues mitigate short-term overload. They don't fix overload. Even in the short term there are likely detrimental effects (as latency rises) and if your long term average input is higher than your average output then you are still overloaded.