Distributed Systems Courses and Certifications

GOTO Conferences

Building Distributed Systems with Kubernetes

Explore Kubernetes' potential for creating custom distributed systems. Learn patterns and tools for building higher-level application abstractions beyond container orchestration.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Practicalities of Productionizing Distributed Systems

Practical strategies for deploying distributed systems in production, covering failure modes, monitoring, logging, performance optimization, and infrastructure management techniques.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

Democratizing Distributed Systems - Kubernetes, Brigade, Metaparticle & Beyond

Explore cloud-native application development using Kubernetes, Brigade, and Metaparticle. Learn about distributed systems, containerization, and innovative approaches to simplify cloud deployment and management.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Devoxx

Complex Event Flows in Distributed Systems

Explore event-driven architectures in distributed systems, focusing on event chains, orchestration, and workflow engines to improve system design and reduce coupling.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Why Are Distributed Systems So Hard?

Explore distributed systems' challenges, from CAP theorem myths to network partitions. Learn consensus algorithms, system design for adaptability, and strategies to mitigate risks in distributed computing.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

Building Blocks of Distributed Systems - Parts 1 & 2

Interactive class exploring orchestration, load balancing, databases, and storage in distributed systems. Covers key concepts and design principles for large data processing pipelines through collaborative exercises.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX

DistCache - Provable Load Balancing for Large-Scale Storage Systems with Distributed Caching

Innovative distributed caching mechanism providing provable load balancing for large-scale storage systems. Partitions hot objects and adaptively routes queries, enabling linear cache throughput increase with node count.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Formal Modeling and Analysis of Distributed Systems

Explore formal methods for distributed systems using P programming framework. Learn to model, specify, and verify complex systems across development phases, from design to production.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

Automatic Generation of Runtime Checkers for Production Distributed Systems

Explore systematic techniques for automatically generating effective runtime checkers to detect and localize failures in complex distributed systems, enhancing reliability and performance.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Strange Loop Conference

When "Worst" is Best in Distributed Systems

Explore how designing distributed systems for worst-case network behavior can paradoxically improve typical performance, with practical lessons for web, transaction processing, and database applications.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Scala Days Conferences

Building High Available Systems with Akka Distributed Data

Learn to build highly available distributed systems using Akka Distributed Data. Explore CRDTs, data replication, and practical implementation with a live demo.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Scala Days Conferences

Fault Tolerance in Distributed Systems - A Case Study in Apache Spark

Explore fault tolerance in distributed systems through Apache Spark, examining design principles, challenges, and lessons for building robust systems and understanding their limitations.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

You Keep Using That Word: Asynchronous in Distributed Systems

Exploring the nuanced meanings of "asynchronous" in distributed systems, this talk clarifies misconceptions and examines various communication approaches for effective cloud-native architecture.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GOTO Conferences

Patterns of Distributed Systems

Explore patterns in distributed systems design, focusing on common problems and solutions in cloud services and databases. Learn about Raft, Paxos, and principles for robust, scalable architectures.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

RustLab Conference

Property-Testing Async Code in Rust for Reliable Distributed Systems

Explore property-testing techniques for async Rust code to enhance reliability in distributed systems. Learn to implement a deterministic runtime for comprehensive asynchronous execution path testing.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video