Code RoomDisk IO bottleneck confirmation
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Disk IO bottleneck confirmation

On-callReliability & on-callSenior~20 min

A database (or service) is slow, but CPU and memory look fine — you suspect disk IO is the bottleneck. How do you confirm and respond?

What a strong answer looks like

Stop the bleeding first (mitigate), then form hypotheses from real signals. Separate root cause from symptom, communicate status as you go, and close with what prevents a repeat.

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