Designing Distributed Systems (2nd Edition)

This practical guide explores essential design patterns for building reliable, high-performing distributed systems, emphasizing their application in modern containerized environments like Kubernetes. Author Brendan Burns demonstrates how established software design patterns can be adapted to enhance system quality and efficiency, making complex systems more approachable—even for those new to distributed systems. The fully updated second edition includes new insights on AI inference, training, and creating resilient real-world systems.