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A page making twenty backend calls and getting twenty chances to hit a p99, with a second request sent to another replica at the p95 mark pulling the tail from 500ms down to 60ms for about five percent more load

PerformanceDay 76Oct 17, 2026

Ask Twice, Keep The First Answer

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