Distributed Systems Courses and Certifications

GOTO Conferences

Providing Flexible Database Consistency Levels with Manhattan at Twitter

Explore Twitter's Manhattan distributed key-value store, its architecture, consistency levels, and adaptations. Learn about eventual consistency benefits and alternative models for database management.

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

GOTO Conferences

Docker as the Building Block for Datacenter-Scale Applications

Explore Docker's role in building datacenter-scale applications, focusing on cluster management, fault tolerance, and resource allocation using Apache Mesos for large-scale distributed systems.

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

GOTO Conferences

The Smallest Distributed System

Explore lessons learned from building Travis CI's distributed system, focusing on simplicity, resilience, and handling failures. Gain insights on evolving from a monolithic to a distributed architecture.

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

GOTO Conferences

Navigating Unstructured Data - Availability vs Analytics in NoSQL

Explore factors affecting database technology choices, focusing on distributed systems and prioritizing availability vs. analytics in NoSQL environments for unstructured data workloads.

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

GOTO Conferences

Beyond the Data Grid - Fast Data Processing with Apache Ignite

Explore Apache Ignite's high-performance distributed in-memory data management capabilities for boosting application performance and scalability in this insightful presentation by co-founder Dmitriy Setrakyan.

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

GOTO Conferences

Coordination-Free Computations

Explore distributed query execution in Dynamo-style systems, focusing on achieving high availability and fault tolerance through commutative and idempotent operations in replication systems.

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

GOTO Conferences

Mythbusting Remote Procedure Calls

Debunking myths about Remote Procedure Calls in distributed systems. Explores origins, evolution, and limitations of RPC, highlighting challenges in networked applications and alternative approaches.

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

Devoxx

Testing Java Microservices - From Development to Production

Learn techniques for testing microservices, from isolating components to automating security scans. Overcome challenges in distributed systems and ensure robust performance across development, QA, and production.

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

Devoxx

Don't Walk Away From Complexity, Run

Explore strategies to tackle complex software challenges, avoid common pitfalls, and create adaptable systems. Learn to minimize accidental complexity and make informed technology choices.

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

Devoxx

Centralized Logging Patterns

Explore centralized logging patterns with demos for parsing, sending, structuring, containerizing, and orchestrating logs. Learn advantages and disadvantages to choose the best approach for your organization.

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

Devoxx

Common Pitfalls in Microservice Integration and How to Avoid Them

Explore common pitfalls in microservice integration, including failure handling, asynchronicity, and distributed transactions. Learn strategies to overcome these challenges and build resilient systems.

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

Devoxx

Refactoring to a System of Systems

Explore refactoring monoliths to distributed systems, addressing challenges and improving modularity. Learn strategies for effective system decomposition and microservices implementation.

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

Devoxx

Clustered Event Sourcing and CQRS with Akka and Java

Explore Event Sourcing & CQRS implementation using Akka and Java for microservices. Learn about distributed clusters, Akka Persistence, and actor-based solutions for decomposing monolithic systems.

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

Devoxx

Lost in Transaction - Strategies to Deal with Inconsistency in Modern Architecture

Strategies for handling consistency challenges in distributed systems, including eventual consistency, distributed transactions, and message delivery semantics. Includes live demonstrations using Spring, Hystrix, Kafka, and Camunda.

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

Devoxx

Back to Basics - Threads

Exploring JVM thread fundamentals: origins, costs, interactions, and management. Uncover the thread model underlying modern applications and optimize thread usage.

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