Timeline:
Start Time: 07/12/23 12:55 PM PT
End Time: 07/12/23 2:49 PM PT
Customer Impact:
An increase in load caused a backup of requests and a delay in processing across Hearsay’s contacts management system, which resulted in automatic texts not being orchestrated for new leads as well as a larger time between saving a contact and being able to search for it.
Resolution:
Additional processing was rerouted to the increased load to assist in processing the delayed queue. During this time, no data loss occurred.
Future Improvements:
Our engineering team adjusted and added more safety checks and alerts to our system to ensure we are proactively notified. Additionally, we are looking to fine-tune our autoscaling capabilities to automatically and dynamically handle a spike in load.