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When designing a microservices architecture, what is a potential drawback of the 'database-per-service' rule?

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D. It can lead to data duplication.

Why

While 'database-per-service' promotes service independence, it can lead to data duplication and inconsistencies, as data needs to be synchronized or replicated across different services.

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