Ishmaam·Oct 14System Design Diary Page 2/30- Types of Databases and Scaling of DataThus far in page 1/30 we saw how the web and database server are separated to scale easily.
Rohan Rao·Oct 11Vertical vs. Horizontal Scaling ExplainedSee what happens when your application gets more users
Sarthak Verma·Oct 11Scaling Databases: A Simple Guide for EveryoneEvery app you use, whether it’s Instagram, Swiggy, or your bank, stores its data in a database. The database is one of the most important…
Ayush Soni·Sep 14Scaling Strategies in System Design: A Practical Guide from Someone Who Struggled With It TooWhen I first encountered “scaling strategies” in HLD, I nodded along in interviews like I understood it. “Yeah, horizontal scaling…
InJavaScript in Plain EnglishbyNeha Gupta·Sep 11Your API Is Fast. So Why Is Your System Still Slow?The simple difference between latency, throughput, p90, p99, and scalability that every developer should understand
Jiyad Ahammad·Sep 8Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling: everything you need to know — from zero to interview-readyThe first question in every system design interview: “How do you handle 10x traffic?” The answer always starts with scaling. Here’s what it…
Shireen Kachroo·Sep 8Understanding HDFS: How Big Data Is Stored Across MachinesIn the previous article, we looked at the Hadoop Ecosystem and understood how Hadoop helps organisations store and process massive amounts…
Shireen Kachroo·Sep 8Understanding the Hadoop Ecosystem: The Foundation of Big Data ProcessingAs the amount of data generated by applications, websites, businesses, and users started growing rapidly, traditional systems began…
InBeyond LocalhostbySriram Mahalingam·Sep 5The Scaling Dilemma: Synchronization Hell vs. The Blast Radius TrapWhy horizontal scaling turns password rotations into a distributed systems nightmare — and why vertical scaling isn’t the easy way out.
Mohit Salvi·Aug 27Database Sharding: System Design SeriesAs applications grow, the database often becomes one of the biggest bottlenecks.
