Scaling a Monolith, Is A Four-Letter Word by Anastasios Efthymiadis

We were given the challenge of deploying a CMS-based web portal that could handle a good amount of traffic spikes—some millions of visits in about 20 minutes. The catch? It’s a monolith, so we couldn’t just break it apart. Instead, we had to rely on tweaking the cloud infrastructure and make it work. In this talk, I’ll share my personal journey through the real-world challenges, strategies, and lessons learned, while navigating the pressures of increased traffic, rising stakeholder expectations, and the team's fatigue.