Concurrency + Distribution = Scalability + Availability: A journey architecting Erlang systems

Erlang/OTP has for years been described as the secret sauce to writing scalable and available systems. However, Erlang alone will not perform any magic. Francesco Cesarini walks attendees through the topology patterns of modern distributed Erlang architectures, discussing the trade-offs in scalability and reliability, the actor model, the failure model, and the built-in distribution model.

Erlang/OTP has for years been described as the secret sauce to writing scalable and available systems. However, Erlang alone will not perform any magic. It is merely an enabler whose programming model and predictable virtual machine make the end results easier to achieve. Francesco Cesarini walks attendees through the topology patterns of modern distributed Erlang architectures, discussing the trade-offs in scalability and reliability, the actor model, the failure model, and the built-in distribution model.