Rate Limiting: A Comprehensive Overview

In today’s digital world, managing the flow of data and requests between clients and servers is critical for maintaining the performance, security, and availability of web services. One key technique used to achieve this is rate limiting. This blog will delve into the concept of rate limiting, its importance, methods, and best practices. What is … Read more

Understanding the CAP Theorem: Balancing Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance in Distributed Systems

CAP stands for Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance, and the theorem states that a distributed system can only guarantee two of these three properties at any given time. We will I’ve deep into understanding the CAP theorem, its components, tradeoffs, and some real world examples. Introduction Distributed systems have become increasingly prevalent in today’s technology … Read more

Practical Guide to Apache Cassandra

Apache Cassandra is a highly scalable, distributed NoSQL database designed to handle large amounts of data across many servers, providing high availability with no single point of failure. This practical guide will help you understand how to use Cassandra for real-world applications. Key Points Key Concepts in Cassandra Keyspace A keyspace is an outermost container … Read more