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Low Latency and “Fast Enough”

What is low latency? Why is it different from domain to domain? And what is “fast enough”? Everybody wants their application to have low latency. This is obvious. The real question is: how low ?

  • Low latency varies by application and business case
  • Latency-sensitive flows divided into user experience, backend processes, and competing systems
  • Goal is to be "fast enough" for specific business case

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