Distributed Systems Theory for Aspiring SREs: From Zero to Production Reliability

Master the foundational theories of distributed systems, from CAP Theorem to consensus algorithms, to build and maintain highly reliable and scalable production systems as an SRE.

Fundamentals of Distributed Systems and Consistency

Unit 1: Introduction to Distributed Systems

Unit 2: CAP Theorem and Its Implications

Unit 3: Data Consistency Models

Unit 4: Data Integrity and Fault Tolerance

Consensus, Failure Modes, and Observability in Distributed Systems

Unit 1: Achieving Agreement: The Consensus Problem

Unit 2: When Things Go Wrong: Failure Modes

Unit 3: Seeing the Unseen: Observability