"system architecture" entries
Questioning the Lambda Architecture
The Lambda Architecture has its merits, but alternatives are worth exploring.
Nathan Marz wrote a popular blog post describing an idea he called the Lambda Architecture (“How to beat the CAP theorem“). The Lambda Architecture is an approach to building stream processing applications on top of MapReduce and Storm or similar systems. This has proven to be a surprisingly popular idea, with a dedicated website and an upcoming book. Since I’ve been involved in building out the real-time data processing infrastructure at LinkedIn using Kafka and Samza, I often get asked about the Lambda Architecture. I thought I would describe my thoughts and experiences.
What is a Lambda Architecture and how do I become one?
The Lambda Architecture looks something like this:
