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Blind scale or fix key?
This comparison card contrasts Blind scale or fix key. Raise WCU only is described as provisionedThroughputExceeded , then bump WCU forever. Shard hot key: Contributor Insights , then shard write key then capacity. The card pairs Raise WCU only with short spike, and Shard hot key with root fix.
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What this card says
Blind scale or fix key?
Raise WCU only
ProvisionedThroughputExceeded → bump WCU forever.
Shard hot key
Contributor Insights → shard write key then capacity.
Key points
Spike demo.
Sustained hot PK.
Example
update-table WCU.
Use when
Short spike.
Root fix.