https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Chaos Engineering feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/11/netflix-prioritized-loadshedding/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Chaos+Engineering <img src="https://www.infoq.com/styles/static/images/logo/logo_bigger.jpg"/><p>At QCon San Francisco, Netflix engineers unveiled their advanced Service-Level-Prioritized Load-Shedding strategy, enhancing reliability during traffic spikes. By prioritizing high-value requests and automating management across microservices, they safeguard user experience and system stability. Key insights stress prioritization, automation, and structured load shedding for optimal resilience.</p> <i>By Steef-Jan Wiggers</i> Site Reliability Engineering Load Balancing QCon San Francisco 2025 Scaling Performance & Scalability Capacity Planning Scalability Reliability Platform Engineering Load Testing Chaos Engineering Development Architecture & Design DevOps news Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/11/netflix-prioritized-loadshedding/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Chaos+Engineering Steef-Jan Wiggers 2025-11-20T10:00:00Z /news/2025/11/netflix-prioritized-loadshedding/en