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# [Understanding the Thundering Herd Problem in Distributed Systems](https://thundering-herd-systemdesign.hashnode.dev/understanding-the-thundering-herd-problem-in-distributed-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Modern distributed systems are designed to handle massive traffic, but sometimes the real problem isn’t too many users—it’s too many users doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. This pheno

Mar 8 · 6 min read · thundering-herd-systemdesign.hashnode.dev  
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