How to Build a Database Without a Server
Transcript Alex Seaton: I’m Alex Seaton. I’m from ArcticDB at Man Group. I’m going to speak to you today about how to build a database without a server. I work at Man Group, which is a very large hedge fund. If you have a hedge fund with a lot of technology, you end up building […]
How to prepare for digital outages
NEW YORK (AP) — A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more. History shows these kinds of system outages can be short-lived, and are often minor inconveniences — such as placing a […]
Article Series: Cell-Based Architectures: How to Build Scalable and Resilient Systems
The IT industry has been grappling with mastering distributed systems for many decades. As these systems become increasingly complex, they continue to present considerable challenges to organizations developing digital products. Arguably, one of the most challenging aspects of distributed systems is reliability in the face of failure, particularly as modern distributed systems utilize large numbers […]
How to Minimize Latency and Cost in Distributed Systems
Key Takeaways Distributed Systems spanning over multiple availability zones can incur significant data transfer costs and performance bottlenecks. Organizations can reduce costs and latencies by applying zone aware routing techniques without sacrificing reliability and high availability. Zone Aware Routing is a strategy designed to optimize network costs and latency by directing traffic […]