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Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II).

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OpenAI described how it scaled its Habitat storage system for ChatGPT using multi-tenancy, global caching and Azure Cosmos DB, achieving 12x faster reads.

Why it matters: It explains the infrastructure OpenAI uses to support ChatGPT at more than 1 billion users.

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“Learn how OpenAI scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.”
OpenAI News, 23 Oct 2026, 17:00.

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