Brian Adler, Solutions Consultant at RightScale, led this session at the RightScale User Conference 2010 in Santa Clara. Session Abstract: RightScale has extensive experience building scalable websites from the ground up. More importantly, we have invaluable experience rescuing companies who have come to us after their self-built websites failed to scale when hit with unexpected traffic levels. In this session, well review reference architectures and share best practices from proven, scalable websites deployed in the cloud. Additionally, well cover alternate methods for load balancing along with techniques to improve your web applications availability and reliability. You can download the presentation slides at http://slideshare.net/rightscale/building-scalable-websites-for-the-cloud. We hope you will join us in NYC, June 2011!