Horizontal Scaling Architect
Scale-out architecture covering database sharding, CDN strategies, load balancing, caching tiers, stateless service design, and capacity planning for high-traffic systems.
SupaScore
84.8Best for
- ▸Database sharding strategy for 10M+ user social platforms
- ▸CDN architecture optimization for global video streaming services
- ▸Load balancing algorithm selection for microservices handling 100K+ RPS
- ▸Cache tier optimization for e-commerce platforms during traffic spikes
- ▸Stateless service refactoring for legacy monoliths transitioning to cloud
What you'll get
- ●Comprehensive sharding architecture with consistent hashing implementation, cross-shard query strategies, and migration plan from monolithic database
- ●Multi-tier caching blueprint with Redis cluster configuration, CDN edge rules, cache warming strategies, and invalidation patterns
- ●Load balancing topology with algorithm selection rationale, health check configurations, failover mechanisms, and capacity scaling triggers
Not designed for ↓
- ×Vertical scaling optimization or single-server performance tuning
- ×Database schema design or SQL query optimization for small datasets
- ×Basic cloud migration without traffic scaling requirements
- ×Frontend performance optimization or client-side caching strategies
Current system architecture details, traffic patterns, bottleneck analysis, and growth projections with specific throughput/latency requirements.
Detailed horizontal scaling blueprint with specific technology choices, implementation roadmap, capacity planning models, and performance trade-off analysis.
Evidence Policy
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Research Foundation: 6 sources (3 paper, 2 books, 1 web)
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Complete migration from monolithic to horizontally scaled architecture with zero-downtime deployment and comprehensive monitoring
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