Why Your Backend is Slow (And How VPC Can Fix It!)

Every backend developer has been there.

🔴 The API requests that were blazing fast in development start lagging in production.

🔴 The database queries take longer than usual.

🔴 Your server starts struggling under a sudden spike in traffic.

And the worst part? You don’t even know why it’s happening.

This is the reality of backend performance issues. They creep in silently, and before you know it – users are frustrated, complaints pile up, and your infrastructure costs skyrocket.

But here’s the good news: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) can fix most of these problems.

In this video, I shared how VPC optimizes backend performance and how you can implement it effectively.

This blog dives deeper into why backends slow down, how VPC helps, and key things you should consider before implementing it.

Let’s get started.

The Real Reason Why Your Backend is Slow

Before we talk about how VPC improves backend performance, let’s first understand what’s causing the slowdowns in the first place.