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Optimizing Kubernetes for Peak Traffic and Avoiding Setbacks

Since the early days of technology, organizations have faced the challenge of traffic spikes at times of peak usage. You might expect organizations to be ready to handle predictable spikes — like during Western commercial holidays such as Thanksgiving or Christmas — but even with planning, it’s common for spikes to result in poor performance or outages.

But if the underlying problem isn’t resolved, sustained peak demands could eventually affect the overall availability of the applications, resulting in downtime.

How to Prepare Your Kubernetes Application for Peak Traffic

Inadequate scaling: If the cluster is not properly configured to scale out or up during peak traffic, it may become overwhelmed, resulting in downtime.