How Slack rearchitected its system to achieve zero downtime and improve latency, reliability and availability

How Slack rearchitected its system to achieve zero downtime and improve latency, reliability and availability

by Bing Wei
Released September 2019
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 0636920459781

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Video description

In 2016, Slack faced a problem: the load on its backend servers had increased by 1,000x. Bing Wei explains how rearchitecting the system with lazy loading, a publish/subscribe model, and an edge cache service overcame the problem with zero downtime, improved latency, and gains in reliability and availability.

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  • Title: How Slack rearchitected its system to achieve zero downtime and improve latency, reliability and availability
  • Author(s): Bing Wei
  • Release date: September 2019
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 0636920459781