Surfline presentation at the Varnish Summit, Silicon Valley

2. 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

3. Largest LIVE HD streaming surf camera
network with 200+ locations worldwide
Ocean Beach, San Francisco Camera

4. 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
PhD’s

5. Surfline Network
iOS Apps Android Apps
Connected TV Apps

6. Surfline + Varnish

7. Legacy Monolithic
Application
= tough to scale
Multiple Layers

8. What Generates Traffic Spikes

9. Weather Driven Events
What Generates Traffic Spikes
• Hurricanes
• Tropical Storms
• Big Swells
• Tsunamis

10. 185% Increase over average daily visits

11. Before Varnish

12. With Varnish

13. How Surfline Uses Varnish
• Full-page & partial page caching
• API management & caching
• Data Syndication
• Weather data delivery
• Weather imagery delivery

14. 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

15. Surfline + Varnish Future
High Availability
Custom Statistics
Administration Console
Enhanced Cache Validation
Testing Live Video Stream Caching
Varnish Plus