Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1% small (thanks @cperciva ). ## 3.

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SQL Performance

JULY 16, 2019

If you have been paying attention to the technology press over the past 12-18 months, you may have noticed a rather large number of negative stories about Intel's processor business. This made it easier for database professionals to make the case for a hardware upgrade, and made the typical upgrade more worthwhile.

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The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Ten years ago, when the mobile handset wars were in full swing, I wrote a blog analyzing the differences among the leaders in the space. RIM exited the handset business in 2016. iOS and Android were well positioned to create and exploit the change in human interaction with technology. Neither strategy paid off.

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SQL Server According to Bob

JULY 13, 2016

desktop machine (I won’t tell you the hardware details. Today we are introducing the new Basic Installer experience for SQL Server 2016 Express , SQL Server 2016 Developer , and SQL Server 2016 Evaluation Editions. If you run the Installer again, we use what I call “smart download” technology. Go install it”.

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Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

LTS (April 2016). I wrote about it in a previous post, [DTrace for Linux 2016]. I wrote a page on it: [perf]. - **eBPF**: tracing features completed in 2016, this provides efficient programmatic tracing to existing kernel frameworks. The hardest part on Linux is now done: kernel support. It's the official profiler.

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Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1% small (thanks @cperciva ). ## 3.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

how much data does the browser have to download to display your website) and resource usage of the hardware serving and receiving the website. In 2016, O’Reilly published “ Designing For Sustainability ” by Tim Frick. I have written a blog post about rolling your own carbon offset scheme. These include data transfer (i.e.

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Website Performance Website Energy Performance 73

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Windows New Technology File System. Linux may need similar utilities to control various hardware cache installations. You should always validate the Fua capabilities with your device and hardware vendor. To accommodate a wide range of installations and hardware required four (4) options across SQL Server and the HE.

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