The Machine Underneath

What actually happens between a client and a server, what a millisecond costs, and why you cannot have consistency, availability and partition tolerance at once. Start here if you can draw the boxes but not defend them.

This module is 01.3 of the 5 in Foundations. It runs about 5 hours across 5 lessons, and closes with Saturation — A service is at 100% of something. Find which resource, before the queue depth passes the point of no return.