Scalable Cloud Ops with Fugue

Exploring the Basics of the Refuge Social Network

As we set about defining the Refuge architecture, let’s take a moment to think about what a social-networking application might do at its core. This exercise will help uncover the many details and complexities that we’ll need to consider as we build the Refuge application. When we’ve examined these complexities and the implementation problems they create, we’ll turn to our core architecture components and look to Ludwig and Fugue for answers.

Accessing the Application

With the rise in smartphone use, we know that we will need to support mobile platforms like iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. The fact that a significant portion of Refuge users will be traveling when they fire up the application ...