In this talk, we explore what happens when ScyllaDB clusters face connection storms and request overload. We’ll look at real-world failure scenarios, the risks hidden underneath the surface, and the techniques used to keep latency predictable under pressure – from memory management and caching to throttling and prioritization.
Marcin Maliszkiewicz is a Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer at ScyllaDB, where he focuses on distributed database internals, performance optimization, and resilience under extreme workloads. With a background spanning financial backend systems and the Opera browser engine, he specializes in building reliable, large-scale systems that maintain strict p99 latency guarantees under pressure.
