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Introduction to Distributed Systems

  • Definition of a distributed system.
  • Common challenges: latency, consistency, availability.
  • Overview of system components and communication models.

Scalability Principles

  • Vertical versus horizontal scaling.
  • Load balancing and elasticity.
  • Scaling storage, compute resources, and I/O.

Architectural Patterns

  • Client-server and multi-tier architectures.
  • Service-oriented and microservice architectures.
  • Event-driven architecture and message queues.

CAP Theorem and Consistency Models

  • Explanation of the CAP theorem.
  • Strong versus eventual consistency.
  • Strategies for balancing consistency and availability.

Data Distribution and Storage Strategies

  • Partitioning and sharding techniques.
  • Replication strategies and quorum reads/writes.
  • Distributed databases and key-value stores.

Communication and Coordination in Distributed Systems

  • Protocols such as REST, gRPC, and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
  • Leader election and distributed consensus mechanisms.
  • Utilizing Zookeeper or etcd for coordination.

Fault Tolerance and Reliability

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

Cloud-Native and Modern Implementation Practices

  • Containers, orchestration, and Kubernetes.
  • Principles of statelessness and immutability.
  • Best practices for securing distributed systems.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of basic networking and system design concepts.
  • Experience with general software development practices.
  • Familiarity with cloud computing and API design is beneficial.

Audience

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