SocGen's Neeraj Hegde: Latency is a Multi-Dimensional Issue

The panel, which at times sounded like a developers' conference wading well into the coding weeds, pointed out that latency is a relative term, and even its most recognizable measure—time running over a network from point to point and back—should be understood in context.

"It's one of those things that, when measuring it, is somewhat like the theory of relativity," Hegde said. "You don't want to affect the latency measuring it, and that's a key topic. The act of logging, for example, changes