A million users sounds like a lot. However, it doesn't have to. In this session we take a look at the real-world of building platforms, applications, and tools for mass usage. From the ground up, you'll learn about:

- The ways to plan for large scale without over-planning,
- Different types of applications and platforms and why their scaling techniques differ,
- Real application architectures like serverless, microservices, distributed databases, and more,
- Design patterns to manage code distribution,
- Tools available to help handle millions of requests per day,
- Handling interactions and requests from around the world, and
- Ways to manage your software going forward while you continue to grow

The goal of this sessions is to leave with the skills to plan and handle scaling software to the masses along with real-world stories to use as reference in your development.