Concept: Configuration

Concept: Configuration

Contraption by John Barkiple Configuration is data interpreted by a program to change its behavior so that it supports a particular use case. Problems Configuration Solves Configuration solves problems for both program developers and operators. Most program developers...
Concepts: Zones and Regions

Concepts: Zones and Regions

Est Reading Time: 5min Cloud computing providers incorporate the concept of failure domains throughout their services. Zones and Regions are some of the most fundamental examples of failure domains. In general ‘Cloud’ terminology: The Common Region+Zone...
Concept: Failure Domain

Concept: Failure Domain

Avg Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, we’ll introduce the concept of a Failure Domain, which is very important to understand and use when building systems, especially those in the Cloud. Let’s start with a high-level view of a layered application stack with...