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by newman314 3389 days ago
Can you share some details around numbers and volume? "Very large" does not really convey why going down this route makes sense.
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Unfortunately, I am not allowed to. The problem with this is that beforehand you cannot predict the volumes. 1K requests per second? 10K per second? Maybe 50K per second on special occasions? It is difficult to tell, especially when high profile personalities are involved.

PS: we do have lots of load