$ ls -la /posts
total: 5 (tag #distributed-systems)
$ open windows.mode
How API Tokens Work and How to Manage Them in Modern Systems
Understanding token authentication internals and the real-world challenges of managing identity at scale in distributed systems
#authentication#api-tokens#jwt
When Redis Dies During Peak Load — Surviving Payment System Failures
A production engineer's guide to containing cascading failures, protecting financial integrity, and recovering safely when critical infrastructure collapses under load
#payments#distributed-systems#redis
Handling Failures in Microservices Systems
How timeout, retries, circuit breakers, and fallback patterns keep distributed systems running when everything goes wrong.
#microservices#distributed-systems#resilience
Black Friday Architecture and System Design for Large-Scale E-commerce
How modern e-commerce platforms survive extreme traffic through correctness-first design, not just scaling.
#system-design#architecture#distributed-systems
Microsoft Azure outage incident in details
A detailed analysis of the Microsoft Azure outage incident that occurred on Oct 29, 2025, its causes, impacts, and lessons learned.
#cloud#azure#outage