This talk illustrates the hype behind WebAssembly and why it may be the future of the Cloud. Talk includes: * What Wasm is, how it works and why its suited for Serverless - How one can get started with Wasm using open source frameworks * Live Demo
ATProto for distributed systems engineers - AT Protocol
AT Protocol is the tech developed at Bluesky for open social networking. In this article we're going to explore AT Proto from the perspective of distributed backend engineering.
Comparing the outbox pattern to alternatives like “listen-to-yourself” and 2-phase commit (2PC) transactions. What’s the best choice for data exchange flows between microservices?
How We Saved 10s of Thousands of Dollars Deploying Low Cost Open Source AI Technologies At Scale with Kubernetes
Scaling up generative AI operations can be costly. At OpenSauced, we faced this challenge while building StarSearch, until we found a low cost solution to deploy an OpenAI-compatible API using open source technology.
Moving Baselime from AWS to Cloudflare: simpler architecture, improved performance, over 80% lower cloud costs
Post-acquisition, we migrated Baselime from AWS to the Cloudflare Developer Platform and in the process, we improved query times, simplified data ingestion, and now handle far more events, all while cutting costs. Here’s how we built a modern, high-performing observability platform on Cloudflare’s network.
#33 Be Careful: Exploding Costs That Might Kill Your Product
Infrastructure costs can unexpectedly increase and harm your project success. Here are several common issues that repeatedly cause budget problems in software projects.
No EC2 or Kubernetes Allowed: Insights from Building Serverless-Only Architecture at PostNL
PostNL shared insights and guidance from its transition from outsourced IT project delivery to an in-house product delivery capability. By embracing cloud-native technologies, with an emphasis on serverless services, the company achieved significant gains in productivity and market responsiveness while reducing operational costs.
With Email Routing, you can effectively start receiving Emails in any of your domains for any number of custom addresses you want and forward the messages to any existing destination mailboxes
All you ever need to construct, communicate and document your software architecture. Proven, practical and pragmatic. Free and open source, takes the pain out of documentation.
Don’t Believe the Big Database Hype, Stonebraker Warns
How we store and serve data are critical factors in what we can do with data, and today we want to do oh-so much. That big data necessity is the mother of
WhatsApp, Discord, and the Secret to Handling Millions of Concurrent Users
Learn how WhatsApp and Discord use Erlang VM and Elixir to handle millions of concurrent users for seamless real-time messaging, and discover how to apply this tech to your own apps.
Everything you need to quickly get prepared for FAANG system design interviews. Written by former Meta and Amazon interviewers, this guide breaks down the core concepts, patterns, frameworks, and technologies needed to ace your system design interviews. It also breaks down some of the most commonly asked system design questions and provides detailed answers.