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3 pillars for supporting realtime update infrastructure in transportation and logistics apps

What's this blog post about?

Amazon was founded in 1994 and has since revolutionized the ecommerce industry, leading to increased expectations for transportation and logistics services. Real-time updates have become essential features for companies offering transportation or logistics apps, but many struggle with latency, data integrity, and scalability issues. This article explores why real-time updates matter, explains the technology necessary to provide an instantaneous experience, and discusses what effective real-time updates look like. It also outlines the three primary pillars of successful real-time updates: maintaining low latency levels, ensuring data integrity, and meeting scalability expectations.

Company
Ably

Date published
July 13, 2023

Author(s)
Ably

Word count
1510

Language
English

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