#Scalability

2 posts in tag “Scalability”.

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  Amdahl’s Law vs. Gustafson’s Law: What They Really Predict

  2024-06-15

  When does parallelism pay off? Compare Amdahl’s and Gustafson’s models, see where each applies, and learn how to reason about speedups in practice.

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  Consistent Hashing: Distributing Data Across Dynamic Clusters

  2020-03-28

  A deep dive into consistent hashing, the elegant algorithm that enables scalable distributed systems. Learn how it works, why it matters for databases and caches, and explore modern variations like jump consistent hashing and rendezvous hashing.