Software Engineering

Scaling Modern Software to Millions of Users

A comprehensive A-to-Z guide to how Google, Netflix, YouTube, and OpenAI scale their systems — databases, caching, load balancing, microservices, Kubernetes, data centers, and everything a beginner needs to know.

APR 17, 2026
35 MIN READ
Scaling Modern Software to Millions of Users
ScalingKubernetesRedisBackendMicroservicesLoad BalancingDatabase ShardingCachingCDNNetflixGoogleSystem DesignData CentersKafkaDocker