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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

20 billion requests a week: Upgrading Twilio's API gateway at scale

Ainhoa Arruabarrena Ortiz , Mario Román Dono , Marius Obert

How do you safely upgrade a legacy API gateway handling 20 billion weekly requests? Discover Twilio's five-year modernization strategy that conquered extreme technical debt with zero major disruptions.

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