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2.5 Admins 194: Thundering Mastodon

2.5 Admins

CHAPTER

Optimizing Website Performance and Handling Traffic Spikes

The chapter explores techniques for improving website performance and managing sudden increases in traffic. It discusses the importance of efficient caching mechanisms like Varnish and NGINX to mitigate the 'thundering herd' problem, emphasizing the need for proper server resource management. Insights on Microsoft's plans to enhance Windows DNS security and the challenges in controlling network activities due to encrypted DNS connections are also covered.

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