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.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @article@Patterns for microservices - Sync vs Async
• @article@Applying back pressure when overloaded
• @article@Little's law
• @article@What is the difference between a message queue and a task queue?
• @video@It's all a numbers game