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How We Stopped a Tencent-Driven DDoS in Its Tracks

One of our customers has been on the receiving end of a sustained DDoS attack this week. Not from a sophisticated exploit or a criminal botnet, but from aggressive scraping by Tencent’s crawler operating under AS132203.

The attack was generating roughly 20 times the normal number of requests, and it was relentless. In practical terms, that kind of traffic hammers server resources, drives up hosting costs, and can take a perfectly healthy site to its knees.

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Design Trends that are Shaping the Future of User Experience

The digital landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, and user experience design is right at the forefront of this transformation. As we move into 2026, several emerging trends are reshaping how we approach interface design and user interaction. These aren’t just aesthetic shifts, they’re fundamental changes in how we think about building websites and digital products that genuinely work for people.

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Understanding AI: Types and Practical Applications

As a business owner or manager, you might be wondering how AI can benefit your organisation. Many different technologies get labelled with the umbrella term “AI”. Let’s explore some key AI technologies and their practical applications in simple terms.

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Top Questions to Crack Software Engineer Job Interviews in 2025

Inspired by this tweet from Sahil Lavingia (Questions you need to be able to answer in order to get a job as a software engineer in 2025), I set about answering these questions. Some of them I was already very familiar with, some of them I had a cursory understanding of, but couldn’t necessarily articulate a good answer for, and some of them I had no idea about at all.

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Unlocking Business Potential with AI: Practical Applications for SMEs

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a practical tool that can drive significant improvements in business operations and customer interactions. For Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), embracing AI can be transformative, offering competitive advantages and efficiencies that were once reserved for larger corporations. In this blog post, we’ll explore some practical ways SMEs can leverage AI in their businesses and how Trippnology can help you harness the power of AI to stay ahead.

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