How to Scale the Backend of an Application

When i first joined gethub, we were having issues scaling some of the back end systems. So i started meeting with the anphri structure and specificaly the data teams there. And then i started working my way back up that stack as the plans became more solid along both ways. But you can imagine that you're spending your time on any number those things. I was meating with a security team on a regular basis about abuse um and fraud and spot detection and things like that,. Like platform health level type of things. That is actually where i spent most of my time, was this is how we look, operate and act to day.I think everything should be considered