Code RoomReconnect storm after network blip
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Reconnect storm after network blip

On-callDatabases & SQLReliability & on-callMid–Senior~20 min

A brief network blip disconnected many clients, and now they're all reconnecting at once — a reconnect storm overwhelming your servers worse than the original blip. How do you respond?

What a strong answer looks like

Stop the bleeding first (mitigate), then form hypotheses from real signals. Separate root cause from symptom, communicate status as you go, and close with what prevents a repeat.

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