Responding in a Timely Manner • Martin Thompson • GOTO 2014

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Aarhus 2014 http://gotocon.com Martin Thompson - High-Performance Computing Specialist RESOURCES https://mechanical-sympathy.blogspot.ch https://twitter.com/mjpt777 https://github.com/mjpt777 https://linkedin.com/in/martinjthompson ABSTRACT Timing is everything. If a system does not respond in a timely manner then: at best, its value is greatly diminished; and at worst, it is effectively unavailable. Reactive systems need to meet predictable response time guarantees regardless of load or datasets size, even in the presence of burst traffic and partial failure conditions. In this talk we will explore what is means to be responsive and the fundamental design patterns required to meet predictable response time guarantees. Queueing theory, Little’s Law, Amdahl’s Law, Universal Scalability theory – we’ll cover the good bits. Then we’ll explore algorithms that work with these laws to deliver timely responses from our applications no matter what gets thrown at them. https://twitter.com/gotocon https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConference http://gotocon.com Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter