Why use Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime)?

Introduction This article explores various ways in which Dapr helps with development and operations of distributed applications. If you build software today, you are likely building a distributed system. Whether it’s two services talking or a monolith calling a lambda, you have crossed the process boundary. Distributed applications are software systems that consist of multiple components or modules running independently over network. These components work together to achieve a common goal while communicating and coordinating their actions across the network. ...

December 6, 2025 · 10 min · Sachin Sunkle

Database Reliability Engineering - My Notes

Introduction I have been reading excellent Database Reliability Engineering book and below are my notes from it. Key Incentive(s) for Automation Elimination of Toil - Toil is the kind of work tied to running a production service that tends to be manual, repetitive, automatable, tactical, devoid of enduring value, and that scales linearly as a service grows. Important System Characteristics Latency, also known as response time, is a time-based measurement indicating how long it takes to receive a response from a request. It is best to measure this for end-to-end response from the customer rather than breaking it down component by component. This is customer-centric design and is crucial for any system that has customers, which is any system ...

September 5, 2021 · 23 min · Sachin Sunkle