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How does Spring Boot behave during cascading retry storms?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Retry storms amplify load and worsen system failure.
Deep explanation
When multiple services retry failed requests simultaneously, downstream systems get overloaded further, causing exponential failure propagation. Without jitter or backoff, retries can collapse the system.
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