Une traffic storm correspond à une montée brutale du volume de requêtes vers un site, une application ou une API, sur quelques minutes ou quelques heures. Les symptômes se ressemblent souvent : latence qui grimpe, erreurs 5xx, timeouts, back office inaccessible, files de messages qui explosent. Mais les causes peuvent être totalement différentes, et la […]
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When a website slows down or becomes unstable, the immediate assumption is often that it is under attack. In reality, two very different phenomena can produce nearly identical symptoms: network congestion and malicious saturation. Both can increase latency, generate timeouts and impact user experience. The difference lies in the origin of the traffic, the behavioral
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Designing High-Availability Systems for Volatile Traffic Modern digital platforms rarely operate in stable environments. Traffic fluctuates constantly. Campaign launches, global audiences, API integrations and automated systems generate unpredictable load patterns. At the same time, malicious actors may attempt to disrupt availability through coordinated attacks. Designing systems that remain operational under volatile traffic conditions is no
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