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Introduction to Distributed Systems

  • Defining what constitutes a distributed system.
  • Addressing common challenges: latency, consistency, and availability.
  • Overview of system components and communication models.

Scalability Principles

  • Distinguishing between vertical and horizontal scaling.
  • Implementing load balancing and elasticity.
  • Scaling storage, compute resources, and I/O operations.

Architectural Patterns

  • Exploring client-server and multi-tier architectures.
  • Understanding service-oriented and microservice architectures.
  • Delving into event-driven architecture and message queues.

CAP Theorem and Consistency Models

  • Explaining the CAP theorem.
  • Comparing strong consistency with eventual consistency.
  • Deciding between consistency and availability.

Data Distribution and Storage Strategies

  • Techniques for partitioning and sharding.
  • Replication strategies and quorum-based reads/writes.
  • Utilizing distributed databases and key-value stores.

Communication and Coordination in Distributed Systems

  • Protocols such as REST, gRPC, and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
  • Managing leader election and distributed consensus.
  • Using Zookeeper or etcd for system coordination.

Fault Tolerance and Reliability

  • Designing for failure and implementing graceful degradation.
  • Implementing retry mechanisms, timeouts, and circuit breakers.
  • Enhancing monitoring, observability, and applying chaos engineering.

Cloud-Native and Modern Implementation Practices

  • Working with containers, orchestration platforms, and Kubernetes.
  • Emphasizing statelessness and immutability.
  • Adhering to best practices for distributed system security.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of fundamental networking and system design concepts.
  • Practical experience with general software development practices.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing principles and API design is advantageous.

Target Audience

  • Software architects and technical leads.
  • Backend engineers and DevOps professionals.
  • System designers focused on building scalable cloud applications.
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