The Evolution of Twitter's Edge

Explore the evolution of Twitter's edge architecture in this 28-minute conference talk by Ryland Degnan from Twitter. Discover how Envoy became the entry point for all of Twitter's user requests, replacing an older custom-built proxy. Learn about running Envoy at scale, its unique benefits for Twitter's edge, and the features Twitter has contributed to support edge use-cases. Gain insights into Twitter's architectural evolution as user and service numbers grew, and understand the future role of Envoy in Twitter's edge strategy. Delve into topics such as availability, reliability, control plane implementation, TLS 1.3 performance, and bot mitigation techniques.

Introduction
Availability and Reliability
Pre2014
Envoy
T3 Proxy
Control Plane
TLS 13 Performance
Bot Mitigation
Whats Next