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Distributed Systems: Theory, Architecture & Resilience

For engineers designing systems that scale and survive failure

2 daysInstructor-led Workshop
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Program Overview

What This Program Covers

Distributed systems are at the heart of every modern software product — and building them well requires a specific set of skills that most engineers only develop through hard-won experience. This program teaches the theory, patterns, and practical techniques used to build distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, and maintainable.

What You'll Learn

  1. 1Apply CAP theorem and consistency models to real architecture decisions
  2. 2Design systems for horizontal scale with appropriate data partitioning
  3. 3Implement resilience patterns including circuit breakers and bulkheads
  4. 4Choose the right consensus algorithms for your consistency requirements
  5. 5Design event-driven architectures that decouple services effectively
  6. 6Build observability into distributed systems from the start
  7. 7Reason about distributed system failure modes and recovery

Outline

Program Snapshot

Module 1 — Distributed Systems Foundations

  • ›CAP theorem in practice
  • ›Consistency models — strong, eventual, causal
  • ›Time and ordering in distributed systems
  • ›Hands-on: analyze a real consistency tradeoff

Module 2 — Scale and Partitioning

  • ›Horizontal vs vertical scaling patterns
  • ›Data partitioning and sharding strategies
  • ›Load balancing and service discovery
  • ›Hands-on: design a scalable data architecture

Module 3 — Resilience Patterns

  • ›Circuit breakers and retry strategies
  • ›Bulkhead and timeout patterns
  • ›Chaos engineering principles
  • ›Hands-on: harden a distributed architecture

Module 4 — Event-Driven Systems

  • ›Event sourcing and CQRS patterns
  • ›Message queues and event streaming
  • ›Saga pattern for distributed transactions
  • ›Observability in distributed systems

Who This Is For

  • Senior software engineers
  • Platform and infrastructure engineers
  • System architects and tech leads
  • Engineers working on high-scale systems

Prerequisites

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience building production backend systems
  • Basic understanding of databases and networking

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