Pekka Enberg

Pekka Enberg is a software professional with a background and experience in operating systems, databases, and distributed systems and a research interest in low-latency networked systems. In the past, Pekka has worked on the Linux kernel as a maintainer of the dynamic memory allocator subsystem and on ScyllaDB, an Apache Cassandra-compatible, distributed database focusing on low-latency and high throughput.

books by Pekka Enberg

Latency
  • MEAP began May 2024
  • Publication in August 2025 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633438088
  • 350 pages (estimated)
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  • printed in black & white
catalog / Software Development

Latency shows you how to troubleshoot latency issues in existing systems, and how to create low latency systems from the ground up. You’ll discover how your code runs differently on distributed systems, databases, and operating systems, and understand the common latency-causing issues in each situation. Hands-on projects help you apply what you learn.

You’ll write a latency benchmark harness to measure and visualize latency; and use colocation, partitioning, and caching to reduce latency in a REST API. Plus, tips, tricks, and author Pekka Enberg’s personal insights on latency ensure this book will remain a handy reference long after you’ve finished reading!