January 2023
Beginner to intermediate
108 pages
2h 59m
English
Xu’s team at Netflix chose to pursue a streaming-first architecture so the company could support rapid user growth. Given this fact, you might expect advice telling you to test your model with the largest possible user group so you can get a representative sample size. While the researcher in me wants that to be true, it’s not good governance in this case.
Consider why Netflix chose to move its entire data architecture to a streaming-first warehouse: to satisfy rapid user growth. Netflix knew demand for its services was high. In fact, it was high enough for them to try a new architecture that showed strong potential to meet their needs, but was new and immature. This choice carried several risks that ...
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