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Improving Distributed Caching Performance and Efficiency at Pinterest
Kevin Lin | Software Engineer, Storage and CachingIntroductionPinterest’s distributed caching system, built on top of open source technologies memcached and mcrouter, is a critical component of the production infrastructure stack. Pinterest’s cache-as-a-service platform is responsible for driving down application latency across the board, reducing the overall cloud cost footprint, and ensuring adherence to strict sitewide availability targets.Today, Pinterest’s memcached fleet spans over 5000 EC...