Architecting Distributed Databases with Fangjin Yang

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Druid is a column-oriented distributed database that excels as a data warehousing solution for fast queries on large data sets.

Fangjin Yang is a core contributor to Druid, and is currently co-founder and CEO of Imply, which helps build interactive analytics powered by Druid.

Why is it helpful for developers to acknowledge up front that “everything is going to fail”?
How often does a single server fail in cloud and distributed environments?
Can you describe a simple failure scenario where replication allows for recovery?
How do you implement fast recovery?
What is a hedged request?
What are some other strategies for minimizing variability among nodes?
What are some macroscopic lessons you learned about distributed systems while you were building Druid?

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