Consistent Hashing: Data Distribution Across Systems
Learn how consistent hashing works in caches, databases, and CDNs, including hash rings, virtual nodes, node additions, and redistribution strategies.
Posts tagged with #distributed-systems
Database Replication: Master-Slave and Failover Patterns
Database replication explained: master-slave, multi-master, synchronous vs asynchronous strategies, failover patterns, and consistency.
Distributed Tracing: Trace Context and OpenTelemetry
Master distributed tracing for microservices. Learn trace context propagation, OpenTelemetry instrumentation, and how to debug request flows across services.
Distributed Transactions: ACID vs BASE Trade-offs
Explore distributed transaction patterns: ACID vs BASE trade-offs, two-phase commit, saga pattern, eventual consistency, and choosing the right model.
Geo-Distribution: Multi-Region Deployment Strategies
Deploy applications across multiple geographic regions for low latency and high availability. Covers latency-based routing, conflict resolution, and global distribution.
Horizontal Sharding: Distribution Strategies for Scale
Learn database sharding strategies including shard key selection, consistent hashing, cross-shard queries, and operational procedures for distributed data.
Jaeger: Distributed Tracing for Microservices
Learn Jaeger for distributed tracing visualization. Covers trace analysis, dependency mapping, and integration with OpenTelemetry.
Message Queue Types: Point-to-Point vs Publish-Subscribe
Understand the two fundamental messaging patterns - point-to-point and publish-subscribe - and when to use each, including JMS, AMQP, and MQTT protocols.
PACELC Theorem: Latency vs Consistency Trade-offs
Explore the PACELC theorem extending CAP theorem with latency-consistency trade-offs. Learn when systems choose low latency over strong consistency and vice versa.
Publish/Subscribe Patterns: Topics, Subscriptions, Filtering
Learn publish-subscribe messaging patterns: topic hierarchies, subscription management, message filtering, fan-out, and dead letter queues.