How We've Scaled Dropbox

Why it was recommended

I found the Dropbox lecture [1] at Stanford one of the most riveting things ever.

Strong recommendationfermienrico · Original2018-09

What it covers

Dropbox engineer Kevin Modzelewski gives a Stanford colloquium on Dropbox's history and the technical problems it faced scaling, including detailed database schema. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Stanford

Length

1 hr 8 min

Year

2012

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