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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

But it’s not easy: to pull this off, VFX studios need to build and operate serious technical infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and software licensing), otherwise known as a “ render farm.” This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members.

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Snap: a microkernel approach to host networking

The Morning Paper

Snap: a microkernel approach to host networking Marty et al., This paper describes the networking stack, Snap , that has been running in production at Google for the last three years+. You need a lot of software engineers and the willingness to rewrite a lot of software to entertain that idea. SOSP’19. Enter Google!

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

But with the complexity that comes with digital transformation and cloud-native architecture, teams need a way to make sure applications can withstand the “chaos” of production. In 2009, the purveyor of online videos migrated to AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver its entertainment to a growing audience. Dynatrace news.

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Packaging award-winning shows with award-winning technology

The Netflix TechBlog

In all these cases, prior to being delivered through our content delivery network Open Connect , our award-winning TV shows, movies and documentaries like The Crown need to be packaged to enable crucial features for our members. Figure 1?—?Simplified That is where standards play a key role.

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Understanding What Kubernetes Is Used For: The Key to Cloud-Native Efficiency

Percona

Kubernetes manages and orchestrates these containers, handling tasks such as deployment, scaling, load balancing, and networking. Your workloads, encapsulated in containers, can be deployed freely across different clouds or your own hardware. Just consider the sheer number of people who stream Netflix every night!

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Growth Engineering at Netflix?—?Automated Imagery Generation

The Netflix TechBlog

entertainment?—?and The homepage needs to load in a reasonable amount of time, even in poor network conditions. However, it would be cost-inefficient to leverage this same hardware for lightweight and more consistent traffic patterns that an asset management service requires. Here’s what the final architecture looked like.

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From Idea to Reality: The Journey of Developing a Smart Home App

Tech News Gather

Smart home automation is the process of automating your house by using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to manage your lights, appliances, HVAC, entertainment, security cameras, and alarms, and other sensors for things like water or gas leaks. Connect the architectural pieces of your program using secure gateways.