Building Scalable SaaS Applications - Part 5

Building Scalable SaaS - Part 5: Performance and Optimization

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Surendra Tamang

• 45 min read • expert
Performance Monitoring Optimization Observability

Prerequisites

  • Completed Parts 1-4 of this series
  • Understanding of performance metrics
  • Experience with monitoring tools

Performance and Optimization Strategies

Coming soon! This tutorial will cover:

What You’ll Learn

  • Performance Monitoring: APM and observability setup
  • Database Optimization: Query tuning and indexing
  • API Optimization: Response compression and caching
  • Frontend Performance: Asset optimization and CDN
  • Auto-scaling: Horizontal and vertical scaling
  • Load Testing: Stress testing your application
  • Bottleneck Analysis: Identifying and fixing performance issues

Topics Covered

Observability Stack

  • Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
  • Distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry
  • Metrics collection with Prometheus
  • Log aggregation with ELK stack
  • Custom dashboards with Grafana

Performance Optimization

  • Database query optimization
  • N+1 query elimination
  • Connection pooling strategies
  • Memory usage optimization
  • CPU profiling and optimization

Scaling Strategies

  • Horizontal pod autoscaling
  • Vertical scaling triggers
  • Database read replicas
  • CDN configuration
  • Edge computing implementation

Load Testing

  • Performance baseline establishment
  • Stress testing with k6
  • Load testing automation
  • Performance regression detection

Stay tuned for the complete tutorial!