#Scaling

Horizontal and vertical scaling patterns for high-throughput systems.

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JVM Cold Start in 2026: Leyden vs GraalVM Native Image vs CRaC

Slow JVM cold start breaks scale-to-zero and autoscaling. Three ways to fix it in 2026 — Project Leyden's AOT cache, GraalVM Native Image, and CRaC — with the exact commands, the trade-offs, and a decision framework.

BackendBytes Engineering Team

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Scaling Redis for High-Throughput Systems

System Design

System Design•Oct 24•16 min read

Scaling Redis for High-Throughput Systems

Scale Redis: cluster sharding, hot key replication, connection pooling, pipelining, and eviction tuning for 1M+ ops/sec.

BackendBytes Engineering Team

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