AWSScaling & Infra·20 min read
Why Your Autoscaling Isn't Working: The Truth About Spiky Traffic
Every type of scaling explained simply — horizontal, vertical, reactive, predictive, scheduled. Why HPA and ASG break on Dream11 during an IPL final, flash sales, and push notifications. Four real case studies (Dream11 IPL, OTT launch, ticketing fan-out, ETL sawtooth) with timelines, numbers, and the exact architectures that survived. If you've ever watched your p99 explode while HPA takes its sweet time — this is for you.
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