1. Specializing in providing live and predicted ocean weather
information, editorial content, and consulting services to
consumers, businesses, and government agencies worldwide. The
premiere surf forecasting and news resource in the world
2. Largest LIVE HD streaming surf camera network with 200+
locations worldwide Ocean Beach, San Francisco Camera
3. Professional Forecasting Team Unmatched team of experts in
the fields of meteorology, oceanography, science, and surfing. 18
Full & Part-time Meteorologists 6 Full & Part-time Data
Scientists 8 Masters Degrees 4 PhDs
4. Surfline Network iOS Apps Android Apps Connected TV
Apps
5. Surfline + Varnish
6. Legacy Monolithic Application = tough to scale Multiple
Layers
7. What Generates Traffic Spikes
8. Weather Driven Events What Generates Traffic Spikes
Hurricanes Tropical Storms Big Swells Tsunamis
9. 185% Increase over average daily visits
10. Before Varnish
11. With Varnish
12. How Surfline Uses Varnish Full-page & partial page
caching API management & caching Data Syndication Weather data
delivery Weather imagery delivery
13. How Surfline Uses Varnish 200-250 reqs/sec and growing
Full-page & partial page caching API management & caching
Data Syndication Weather data delivery Weather imagery
delivery
14. Surfline + Varnish Future High Availability Custom
Statistics Administration Console Enhanced Cache Validation Testing
Live Video Stream Caching Varnish Plus