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Redundant microservices ensure that if one component fails, others (e.g., chart builder, alert service) continue functioning.
In-house WebSocket servers supplement cloud-based streams, providing continuity during network disruptions.
Monitoring and Latency Tracking
System performance metrics, especially latency, are continuously monitored with custom instrumentation.
Use of tools like APM (Application Performance Monitoring) allows tracking of live system health.
Data serialization formats (like Protobuf) and infrastructure choices are continually optimized based on observed bottlenecks.
Streaming Frameworks and Data Distribution
The team opted for NATS, a proven open-source, highly available messaging platform, to: