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title: "Data Plane — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "The component containing PostgreSQL clusters and the SQL gateway. Deployed per region/cell. Handles actual database operations. In BYOC deployments, the..."
source: "https://xata.io/glossary/data-plane"
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# Data Plane

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The component containing PostgreSQL clusters and the SQL gateway. Deployed per region/cell. Handles actual database operations. In BYOC deployments, the data plane runs in the customer's infrastructure.

Related terms

[Control Plane](/glossary/control-plane)BYOC

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