Tag: distributed systems
SE-Radio Episode 353: Max Neunhoffer on Multi-model databases and ArangoDB
Max Neunhoffer of ArangoDB discusses about multi-model databases in general, and open source ArangoDB, in specific, with show host Nishant Suneja. The discussion starts with comparing multi-model databases with polyglot persistence style modeling, and what are the advantages of one over the other. The discussion further delves into exploring the internals of ArangoDB, a multi […]
SE-Radio Episode 344: Pat Helland on Web Scale
Pat Helland talks about building systems at web scale that are prepared to handle failure. Pat has been working on databases, transactions and distributed systems since 1978. Host Edaena Salinas spoke with Helland about the components of a system including physical hardware and data centers; the role of humans in a production system; automation by […]
SE-Radio Episode 337: Ben Sigelman on Distributed Tracing
Ben Sigelman CEO of LightStep and co-author of the OpenTracing standard discusses distributed tracing, a form of event-driven observability useful in debugging distributed systems, understanding latency outlyers, and delivering “white box” analytics. Host Robert Blumen spoke with Sigelman about the basics of tracing, why it is harder in a distributed system, the concept of tracing […]
SE-Radio 336: Saša Jurić on Elixir
Saša Jurić, author of Elixir in Action, talks about the Elixir programming language, language gaining in popularity. Topics include: Host Nate Black talks with Juric about: Elixir’s relationship to the Erlang virtual machine (BEAM); the advantages of the Erlang ecosystem; the “sweet spot” for Elixir programs; why a new language was needed for the Erlang […]
SE-Radio Episode 282: Donny Nadolny on Debugging Distributed Systems
Donny Nadolny of PagerDuty joins Robert Blumen to tell the story of debugging an issue that PagerDuty encountered when they set up a Zookeeper cluster that spanned across two geographically separated datacenters in different regions. The debugging process took them through multiple levels of the stack starting with their application, the implementation of the Zookeeper […]
