Distributed Systems Courses and Certifications

Devoxx

Building Stateful Clustered Microservices with Java, Actors, and Kubernetes

Explore building stateful clustered microservices using Java, actors, and Kubernetes. Learn about the actor model, resilient systems, and practical implementation in a Kubernetes environment.

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

Devoxx

Writing a Kubernetes Operator in Java

Explore Kubernetes operator development in Java using Quarkus and fabric8, with insights from Instana's experience creating their agent operator for custom resource management.

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

Devoxx

Micro Frontends - Extending Service-Oriented Architecture to Frontend Development

Explore service-oriented architecture for frontend development through micro frontends, enhancing software engineering processes and learning valuable lessons from StepStone's transformation journey.

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

Devoxx

Hystrix is Dead, Now What?

Explore fault tolerance in distributed systems using Resilience4j, a lightweight Hystrix alternative. Learn key patterns like circuit breaker, retry, and fallback for building resilient microservices.

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

GOTO Conferences

The 7 Quests of Resilient Software Design

Explore key obstacles and pitfalls in creating resilient systems, learning to identify and address them for improved robustness in software design and architecture.

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

GOTO Conferences

Bringing Magic to Microservice Architecture Development

Explore solutions for streamlining microservice development in Kubernetes, addressing challenges like feedback loops and multi-service testing to enhance developer productivity and system complexity management.

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

GOTO Conferences

Practice Thoughtful Chaos Engineering - Gamedays

Explore chaos engineering through GameDays, a practice of intentionally creating failure scenarios to test system resiliency, improve observability, and enhance incident management in a safe environment.

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

GOTO Conferences

A Microservices Journey

Explore a startup's microservices journey, lessons learned, and challenges faced during the transition from monolith architecture. Gain insights on product vision, service interactions, and organizational impacts.

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

GOTO Conferences

Designing Features for Mature Systems - Lessons Learned from Manta

Explore designing multipart upload API for Manta, a distributed object store. Learn about system constraints, data paths, and design considerations for expanding mature distributed systems.

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

GOTO Conferences

Cluster Consensus - When Aeron Met Raft

Explore consensus protocols in distributed systems, focusing on Raft and Aeron. Learn about high-performance computing, cluster management, and efficient data processing techniques.

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

GOTO Conferences

Secure Substrate - Building the Moby Whale

Explore container orchestration security with Docker's lead, covering distributed systems, workload management, and adapting to failures in container deployments.

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

GOTO Conferences

Troubleshooting Tiered Tragedy - A Peek Into Failure

Explore real-world distributed system failures and troubleshooting processes. Learn about failure modes, system anatomy, and key lessons for effective problem-solving in complex environments.

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

GOTO Conferences

Software Architecture as Systems Dissolve

Explore the evolution of software architecture from monoliths to cloud-based microservices, examining key drivers and implications for future intelligent, connected systems.

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

GOTO Conferences

Log Aggregation

Explore real-time log aggregation with Humio for efficient system monitoring. Learn about its unique features, query language, and advantages over alternatives for critical distributed systems.

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

GOTO Conferences

Building a Clustered Service in Go

Explore approaches to application clustering in Go, covering basic features, counter services, and various clustering techniques for scalability and availability.

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