Step 12: Real-World Case Studies
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Overview
This step covers detailed system design case studies of major platforms, applying concepts from all previous steps.
Topics Covered
1. YouTube
- Video storage and delivery
- CDN architecture
- Recommendations and search
2. Twitter
- Timeline generation
- Real-time feeds
- Scaling challenges
3. WhatsApp
- Messaging architecture
- Real-time delivery
- End-to-end encryption
4. Uber
- Location tracking
- Ride matching
- Real-time updates
5. Amazon
- E-commerce platform
- Inventory management
- Recommendations
6. Google Drive
- File storage and sync
- Collaboration features
- Version control
7. Netflix
- Video streaming
- CDN and encoding
- Recommendations
8. Instagram
- Photo storage
- Feed generation
- Social features
9. Zoom
- Video conferencing
- Real-time communication
- Scaling video
10. Booking / Airbnb
- Search and filtering
- Booking system
- Availability management
Quick Navigation
| Case Study | File | Key Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube | youtube.md | Video storage, CDN, recommendations |
| twitter.md | Timeline, real-time, scaling | |
| whatsapp.md | Messaging, real-time, encryption | |
| Uber | uber.md | Location, matching, real-time |
| Amazon | amazon.md | E-commerce, inventory, recommendations |
| Google Drive | google-drive.md | Storage, sync, collaboration |
| Netflix | netflix.md | Streaming, CDN, encoding |
| instagram.md | Photos, feeds, social | |
| Zoom | zoom.md | Video conferencing, real-time |
| Booking | booking-airbnb.md | Search, booking, availability |
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