Leslie Lamport, the Father of Distributed Systems, has produced extensive research, many of which date back to the 1970s. These theories are often quoted as "impractical" in modern distributed systems, but how many millions of dollars could we have saved by implementing them if they weren't?

We will learn a little history about distributed systems and the man whose thinking started a movement. We take dense concepts such as concurrency, consistency, and clocks and teach through fun, real-world, practical experiments reminiscent of high school science class. Once class is out, it's time to bring it back to the real world, showcasing how Lamport influenced cloud native systems.

As a takeaway, we will provide blueprints for these experiments, from bare metal to multi-cloud. Empowering you to deliver research-driven change within your organizations and minimizing 3 AM pages while adding content to make resumés shine.

Finally, you will be able to answer: Was Leslie Lamport Right?