Asynchronism

Asynchronous workflows help reduce request times for expensive operations that would otherwise be performed in-line. They can also help by doing time-consuming work in advance, such as periodic aggregation of data.

To learn more, visit the following links:

• Asynchronous Thinking for Microservice System Design
• Patterns for microservices - Sync vs Async
• It’s all a numbers game
• Applying back pressure when overloaded
• Little’s law
• What is the difference between a message queue and a task queue?