12 articles tagged with "scalability"
Your app spends 95% of time reading data but your database is optimized for writes. Smart! After 7 years architecting systems that actually scale, I learned that CQRS isn't about being fancy - it's about accepting that reads and writes have completely different needs!
Your users in Tokyo are waiting 800ms to load a logo that hasn't changed in 3 years. After architecting global e-commerce systems, I learned that caching isn't just 'nice to have' - it's the difference between a site that feels instant and one that feels like molasses!
You changed one field name and suddenly 10,000 mobile apps crashed. After 7 years architecting APIs, here's how I learned that API versioning isn't optional - it's the difference between 'iterating fast' and 'creating a support ticket tsunami'!
Everyone's rushing to microservices like it's Black Friday. After 7 years architecting systems from monoliths to distributed nightmares, I learned the hard way: sometimes the best architecture decision is to NOT split your app!
Your single database is a ticking time bomb. After 7 years architecting production systems, here's how I learned that database replication isn't optional - it's the difference between 99.9% uptime and 3 AM panic attacks!
Your database is dying because you keep querying the same product page for every visitor. After 7 years architecting high-traffic systems, here's how I learned that caching isn't just 'adding Redis' - it's the difference between a $200/month server and a $50,000/month catastrophe!
Your payment service is down and you're sending it 10,000 requests per second anyway. Brilliant! After 7 years architecting distributed systems, I learned that circuit breakers aren't optional - they're the difference between 'service is down' and 'entire platform is on fire'!
Your database is drowning in 50 million rows and queries are taking 8 seconds. After architecting e-commerce systems handling millions of users, here's how I learned that sometimes you need to split your data across multiple databases - and why it's scarier than it sounds!
Your app has 5 servers but only one is actually working. After 7 years architecting production systems, here's how I learned that load balancing isn't just 'distributing traffic' - it's the difference between smooth scaling and catastrophic failure!
Your monolith is blocking like it's waiting for a bus that never comes. I moved our e-commerce backend to event-driven architecture and cut response times by 75% - here's how events changed everything!
Your microservices are talking to each other like chaos in a parking lot. Let's add an API Gateway to bring order - because nothing says 'I understand architecture' like a single entry point!
Your database is crying because you keep asking it the same questions. Let's talk caching strategies - from 'just use Redis' to actually understanding when and how to cache!