How should we load-test a website before a major marketing launch?
Our company is preparing for a large marketing campaign, and we expect traffic to increase significantly when it launches. I want to verify that the website can handle…
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Why Do Ticketing Websites Crash During Major Movie Releases?
I'm a high school journalist writing for the Yale Daily News Summer Journalism Program, and I'm researching why AMC's ticketing website has crashed three times this year during…
How can I handle unexpected high traffic spikes effectively?
I'm dealing with a challenging situation where my application typically handles around 10-15k requests per minute, with spikes up to 40k. However, today I faced some massive spikes…
How Do You Handle Sudden Traffic Spikes in APIs?
We recently faced a major problem at 3 AM when an integration partner accidentally sent around 100K requests to our API in less than a minute. Our initial…