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Episode 46: Workshopping Live with Dustin Rea

In this conversation, Dustin Rea discusses the challenges faced by one of his clients who has a CRM. The CRM is built on a legacy codebase with issues in quality, scalability, and deliverability. The team has been working on improving the system, but there are still problems with emails, SMS, payments, and automations. The company is mission-driven and relies on the CRM to run their business, so rebuilding customer trust is crucial. They have made some improvements in infrastructure and email deliverability, but there is still work to be done. The conversation covered several topics related to database architecture and system design. The main themes include database optimization, handling heavy reads and writes, improving error handling and incident response, and enhancing observability. The speakers discussed the need for a purpose-driven database, implementing caching with Redis, tracking heavy queries, and addressing inconsistencies in the email service. They also mentioned the importance of logging and monitoring tools like Sentry and Grafana. Overall, the conversation highlighted the challenges and potential solutions for improving the performance and reliability of the system.