Scalability Courses and Certifications

Performance Optimization and Scalability

Master essential techniques for optimizing application performance through caching, query optimization, load balancing, and Microsoft Copilot integration to build highly scalable systems.

• Coursera
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

SQL Server: Why Physical Database Design Matters

559 ratings at Pluralsight

This course shows how you to choose the right data types applicable to SQL Server developers and anyone who is responsible for designing and creating SQL Server tables and indexes, from SQL Server 2005 onward

• Pluralsight
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

JCache Fundamentals

16 ratings at Pluralsight

This course will teach you the fundamentals of how you can use caching in your applications with the JCache standard, including basic operations, efficiently using your caches, and listening to changes in your data.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Modular RAGs

15 ratings at Pluralsight

Unlock the power of modular RAG architectures. This course will teach you to decompose RAG models into independent modules, implement flexible and reusable designs, and evaluate their performance, scalability, and maintainability for optimal results.

• Pluralsight
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

IEEE

Red Belly - A Deterministic Scalable Open Permissioned Blockchain

Explore a deterministic, scalable blockchain solution that removes leaders, optimizes superblocks, and implements sharding verification for enhanced performance and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ChariotSolutions

Fail Fast - Tumblr's Evolving Architecture

Explore Tumblr's architectural evolution, scaling challenges, and innovative solutions. Gain insights into high-traffic system design, data management, and development practices.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How We Scaled Catalog Ingestion to Hundreds of Thousands of Entities

Explore HP Inc.'s innovative approach to scaling Backstage for large-scale entity ingestion, featuring extended functionality and optimized processing for enterprise-level data management.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

Getting Started with Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus

Learn to set up and use Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, reducing effort in building secure, scalable monitoring for long-term metrics retention. Covers workspace creation, sample app instrumentation, and ADOT integration.

• AWS Skill Builder
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Alan Turing Institute

Systems Challenges in Graph Analytics

Explore challenges in building scalable graph analytics systems, focusing on algorithm behavior, resource allocation, and efficient hardware utilization for large-scale data processing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Conf42

High-Load Systems: Challenges in Social Network Development

Explore challenges and solutions in developing high-load social network systems. Learn optimization techniques, industry best practices, and key considerations for managing large-scale platforms.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Caleb Curry

System Design: Scaling Applications for Global Deployment

Master the fundamentals of scaling applications globally through system design concepts, from multiple servers to CDNs, geolocation routing, and multi-region deployment strategies.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Devoxx

Scaling a Monolith - Handling Millions of Visits with Cloud Infrastructure

Discover practical strategies for scaling monolithic applications to handle millions of visits, focusing on cloud infrastructure optimization and real-world performance challenges.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GeeCON Conference

The Tale of Math and Scalability - Predicting System Performance

Explore how mathematical principles can predict and enhance software system scalability, uncovering the hidden math behind efficient engineering practices.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Caleb Curry

Scale an App to Millions of Users - System Design

Learn to scale applications to millions of users through system design concepts like vertical/horizontal scaling, load balancing, caching, CDNs, and database optimization.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Finding the Capacity to Grieve: Managing Traffic Spikes During Notable Events

Discover how Wikipedia evolved its infrastructure to handle massive traffic spikes during notable deaths, from system failures to successfully managing unprecedented surges during Queen Elizabeth II's passing.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video