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 | Use connection pooling in the application end. | Pooling reuses connections, avoiding maxing out of connections. Ensure that your pool size is well below the database's `max_connections`. Implement retry logic and catch exceptions to handle pool exhaustion or connection failures.|
 | Reduce blast radius by using a dedicated ICD-MySQL instance per production application. | Separation of applications lowers the volume per service instance, minimizing issues caused by aggregation of demand from many applications. |
 | Deploy a MySQL read replica per MySQL instance. | Read replicas offer the ability to support read traffic off the main instance, reducing the overall workload, and enhancing reliability.|
+| Hosting MySQL on a dedicated instance | For production environments, particularly those anticipating growth, increased traffic, or requiring high reliability and performance, we strongly recommend hosting MySQL on a dedicated instance. This ensures better resource isolation, scalability, and overall system stability. |
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