Presentation: From ms to µs: OSS Valkey Architecture Patterns for Modern AI
Dumanshu Goyal discusses optimizing data layers for low-latency workloads like AI feature stores. Drawing lessons from NASA's Space Shuttle, he explains how proxy architectures introduce hidden CPU costs, elevated tail latencies, and blast-radius risks. He demonstrates how direct-access Valkey architectures achieve microsecond latency, improve resilience, and slash infrastructure costs. By…
Dumas Goyal began his talk by drawing a parallel between NASA's Space Shuttle program and modern software architecture. He explained how the original vision for the Space Shuttle was to design a reusable spacecraft that could be sent to space and return to land on runways, similar to traditional planes. This reusability requirement led to the inclusion of delta wings and silica tiles to protect the spacecraft during atmospheric re-entry, which significantly increased the program's costs and complexity.
Goyal then transitioned to the modern world of software, specifically focusing on online service architectures used in AI feature stores. He discussed how proxy architectures in these systems can introduce hidden CPU costs, elevated tail latencies, and increased blast-radius risks. He demonstrated how a direct-access Valkey architecture, drawing inspiration from the Space Shuttle's capsule design, can achieve microsecond latency, improve resilience, and reduce infrastructure costs.
Throughout his presentation, Goyal emphasized the importance of taking a holistic view when designing systems, questioning whether every requirement is truly necessary and challenging existing assumptions. He encouraged the audience to adopt a "design for efficiency" mindset, similar to the shift from the Space Shuttle program to the more simplified and cost-effective commercial crew capsule designs used by SpaceX and Boeing.
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