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Hashnode Creates Scalable Feed Architecture on AWS with Step Functions, EventBridge and Redis

InfoQ

The company used serverless services on AWS, including Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Redis Cache. Hashnode created a scalable event-driven architecture (EDA) for composing feed data for thousands of users. The solution leverages Step Functions' distributed maps feature that enables high-concurrency processing.

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Analyzing a High Rate of Paging

Brendan Gregg

This is a rough post to share this old but good case study of using these tools, and to help justify their further development. 1072-aws (xxx) 12/18/2018 _x86_64_ (16 CPU) avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 5.03 1072-aws (xxx) 12/18/2018 _x86_64_ (16 CPU) avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 5.03

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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Caching the base page/HTML is common, and it should have a positive impact on backend times. Key things to understand from your CDN Cache Hit/Cache Miss – Was the resource served from the edge, or did the request have to go to origin? This can include a lot of different service layers, not just serving from cache.

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How Data Inspires Building a Scalable, Resilient and Secure Cloud Infrastructure At Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

the order of the rows on your Netflix home page, issuing content licenses when you click play, finding the Open Connect cache closest to you with the content you requested, and many more). All these micro-services are currently operated in AWS cloud infrastructure.

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How We Optimized Performance To Serve A Global Audience

Smashing Magazine

Each stage has its unique challenges and potential pitfalls, as other case studies show. It also opens up the possibility for more effective use of caching strategies, potentially enhancing load times further. This caching mechanism also improves the website’s resilience to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Analyzing a High Rate of Paging

Brendan Gregg

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2021

Smashing Magazine

Build Optimizations JavaScript modules, module/nomodule pattern, tree-shaking, code-splitting, scope-hoisting, Webpack, differential serving, web worker, WebAssembly, JavaScript bundles, React, SPA, partial hydration, import on interaction, 3rd-parties, cache. It will help you build up a company-tailored case study with real data.