Mastering Traffic Spikes with AWS
summary
How to prepare and operate e-commerce sites on AWS for traffic spikes (e.g., TV appearances or product launches), covering caching strategies (central vs. local caches using Redis, image caching), database setup, failover mechanisms, and scaling. The talk presents these technologies and operational approaches illustrated with real-world experiences from clients such as SugarShape, Morotai, and Solebox.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Load spikes on AWS
- 2:58AWS infrastructure for web apps
- 5:53Magento peak load needs
- 9:11Sneaker shop traffic patterns
- 11:44Anti-patterns in load management
- 13:53Local caches for high load
- 15:14Server sizing and scaling
- 16:41Planning for traffic spikes
- 17:24CDN warm-up for TV ads
- 18:50CDN scaling for extreme loads
- 23:47Business process adjustments
- 24:50Summary & Q&A
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