This is a primer on System Design written as a series to explain fundamental ideas. In this post, we discuss Horizontal and Vertical Scaling.
System Design: Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling
The Most Important Thing to Me is to Stick to My Core Values and Philosophies
Our guest this week is Kalpana Sundar — Director of Product Management, Pricing at PayPal —who lives in San Jose. Kalpana's career trajectory is phenomenal, so are the lessons she’s picked up along the last decade. I am excited I discovered her and can't wait to share her thoughts.
Charting Her Own Course in Software with a Knack for Extreme Empathy
I caught up with Sushma Padmanabhan — a Senior Product Manager at Intuit — for profiling her trail-blazing career. A native of Mumbai, she explored the nine yards of finance for a decade — from stockbroking, banking, insurance to taxes, before moving to Bengaluru for opportunities in FinTech. In 2008, Sushma joined Intuit as a US Tax Analyst.
How This Military Veteran Switched Gears To Tech And Set Her Career On Autopilot
An abrupt end to her career in military was the start of her fast-paced journey in product management. Brittany credits her mother's lessons on building relationships and finding a partner who supports her line of work.
The Tsunami Crashed Her Dreams. Now She is Breaking The Glass Ceiling as a Tech Leader
I wrote to Silva Thom on the possibility of profiling her. We spent the next few weekends discussing her intensely unconventional journey into software and product management.
Your career is a team sport — you won’t get there alone.
Got the chance to have a tete-a-tete with product management leader Jill Solley. Read what she has to say about her early experiences in tech and her advice for young women.
