Q39 PostgreSQL Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam

What does enabling connection pooling with PgBouncer on Flexible Server provide?

  1. A Read replica automatic failover
  2. B Reduced connection overhead by maintaining a pool of reusable backend connections (correct answer)
  3. C Encryption of data in transit
  4. D Automatic index management

Shortcut: , serverless functions).

PgBouncer (built-in on Flexible Server) pools client connections, significantly reducing connection overhead for applications with many short-lived connections (e.g., serverless functions).