GIPHY’s API servers handle over a million requests a minute. To handle this load, we divide the work between a variety of microservices, each of which fulfills part of the request. For example, one service performs searches, another supplies metadata about GIFs, yet another validates user credentials, and so on. Our first iteration of microservices […]
October 24, 2018 Splash HQ – New York, NY We’re excited to be part of the Splash ‘Microservices & Microwave Dinners’ meetup, where we’ll have an open discussion on microservices – the nuances, hype, benefits, and more. GIPHY’s Director of Engineering API, Laurence Girard, will be moderating a discussion on “Continuous Health and Monitoring in […]