The article discusses Cloudflare's data pipeline system, which processes over 706M events per second as of December 2024. It explains their approach to handling large data volumes through downsampling techniques, their 'bottomless buffers' system, and statistical methods for maintaining data accuracy. The text details how they manage data overflow, implement sampling strategies, and ensure reliable analytics despite data reduction.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-we-make-sense-of-too-much-data/