OpenAI scales storage for over 1 billion ChatGPT users
Part II of the series covers Habitat, multi-tenancy, global caching and Azure Cosmos DB.
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12×
Faster reads for ChatGPT after scaling Habitat
12×Faster reads for ChatGPT after scaling Habitat
The short version
- OpenAI describes how it scaled online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users.
- The work centers on Habitat, with reliable multi-tenancy and global caching.
- The system uses Azure Cosmos DB.
- The result is 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.
Why it matters
Serving over 1 billion users depends on storage that stays reliable across many tenants. For developers, the post shows how caching and a managed database fit into a system at this scale.
“Learn how OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.”