What's the Cost of a Millisecond?

Explore the critical impact of latency in microservices-based systems through this 30-minute conference talk from SREcon21. Delve into the concept of "latency amplification" and understand how a single millisecond delay deep within a technology stack can significantly increase user-visible latency. Learn why seemingly small improvements in mean or 99th percentile latency can have substantial effects on overall system performance. Gain insights from Avishai Ish-Shalom of ScyllaDB on evaluating the true cost of latency in modern service architectures and its implications for service reliability engineering.