Overview
Named after the partitions in a ship's hull, the bulkhead pattern ensures that a failure in one part of the system doesn't consume all available resources (like threads or memory) and bring down the entire application.
Implementation
- Thread Pools: Assigning a dedicated thread pool to each service or resource.
- Service Isolation: Running different components on separate hardware or in separate containers.
Benefits
- Prevents cascading failures.
- Ensures that critical parts of the system remain available even when other parts are struggling.