This is a mindmap for the proposal I plan to present in rootconf 2015.

1. Using consensus algorithm and
distributed key value store in
designing distributed system
Mindmap
Atin Mukherjee
Glusterfs Hacker

2. Topics to be covered
● Meaning of consensus (3 mins)
● What is CAP theorem (3 mins)
● What is distributed key value store (3 mins)
● Master slave configurations and leader selection (3 mins)
● Typical challenges in designing distributed system (8 mins)
● Brief about RAFT algorithm (10 mins)
● Usage of technologies like consul/etcd in distributed system
design (10 mins)

3. Expectation from this session
● Challenges of designing a distributed system
● How to overcome most of them
● Get familiar with technologies like etcd, consul