DeveloperWeek 2020

Building and maintaining a scalable server architecture takes much more than simply having the ability to add additional servers when the load increases. Whether that infrastructure is cloud-based, serverless, or using in-house servers, implementing functionality to account for all use cases and load fluctuations is critical. In this talk, we will discuss everything that goes into building a highly scalable server infrastructure for web and mobile applications. We will discuss the strengths and weaknesses associated with approaches such as in-house servers, AWS-style cloud-based server hosting, and backend as a service serverless setups. We will cover such trending topics as multithreading, asynchronous processing, elasticity, concurrent and parallel processing, and how to maximize the benefits of a distributed server network.