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Aiming for massive concurrency and almost zero downtime?
Erlang is ideal for soft real-time systems that require low latency. A major advantage lies in the way the Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM) handles garbage collection. Processes in BEAM are lightweight, and the preemptive Erlang scheduler allocates a fair share of time to each process (request, user, client) without causing starvation. Unlike in a Java or .NET machine, garbage collection pauses in Erlang VM are not noticeable and do not halt the system.
Erlang is an excellent choice for implementing a number of the classical Internet protocols. The inherent distribution based on TCP/IP makes it relatively easy to scale from one computer to a cluster of many. A variety of applications, including network-intensive ones, can therefore be built using Erlang.
Inherent support for concurrency allows Erlang servers to handle millions of parallel connections without any interference or performance degradation. Erlang also makes it possible to upgrade systems without stopping them. Any update can be done in zero-downtime mode, which is crucial for real-time chatting services.
Riak is a database written in Erlang and designed to operate in highly distributed environments. Typically, it finds use in cloud storage platforms. Gaming, network monitoring, CDN, and other read-write intensive enterprise applications are common use cases for Riak deployment.