Distributed Systems

• Inside Vector Databases: Building Retrieval-Augmented Systems that Scale · 2025-10-26

  How modern vector databases ingest, index, and serve embeddings for production retrieval-augmented generation systems without falling over.

• GPUDirect Storage in 2025: Optimizing the End-to-End Data Path · 2025-09-16

  How modern systems move data from NVMe and object storage into GPU kernels with minimal CPU overhead and maximal throughput.

• From MapReduce to Spark: The Arc of Data-Parallel Systems · 2025-05-19

  MapReduce taught fault-tolerant batch at scale; Spark generalized it with resilient distributed datasets (RDDs) and DAG scheduling.

• Exactly-Once in Streaming: What It Means and How Systems Achieve It · 2025-01-22

  Disentangle marketing from mechanisms: idempotence, transactions, and state snapshots behind ‘exactly-once’.

• Latency-Aware Edge Inference Platforms: Engineering Consistent AI Experiences · 2023-03-12

  A full-stack guide to designing, deploying, and operating low-latency edge inference systems that stay predictable under real-world constraints.

• Designing CRDT-Powered Collaboration Platforms that Stay Consistent · 2022-08-17

  Deep dive into how conflict-free replicated data types underpin realtime editors, whiteboards, and multiplayer apps without sacrificing UX.