How did you manage sudden spike in users/traffic?

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Have you had any sudden spike in traffic and users? How did you manage it?

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I implemented  load balancing to manage the increased traffic and prevent crashes.

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I used a content delivery network  to distribute the load and keep things stable.

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I set up auto-scaling for the servers to handle the sudden increase in traffic without issues.

Robyn Kline · Answer

I’ve faced traffic spikes before by optimizing our website’s caching and load balancing.

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When we had a traffic surge, we quickly upgraded our bandwidth and worked with our team to fix any bottlenecks.

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@emily_wheeler2 Yeah, this makes sense. Thanks for sharing!

Hugo Dominic Carmichael · Answer

We use load balancing and auto-scaling on our cloud servers to handle spikes. Also caching, CDNs, and optimizing backend code helps a ton. Definitely monitor your infra closely and set up alerts for cpu/memory usage spikes so you can proactively scale up! Having a plan in place is key.

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We had a sudden spike in traffic recently, and I made sure our hosting provider could handle the load.

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@katheleen_chips This sounds interesting Kathleen. Mind sharing how did you do that?

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@susan_r_pruitt I see. What CDN are you using?

How did you manage sudden spike in users/traffic?

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