The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 17, 2019

264/AVC, currently, the most ubiquitous video compression standard supported by modern devices, often in hardware. The encoder can typically be improved years after the standard has been frozen including varying speed and quality trade-offs. The encoder speed helps innovation, as it is faster to run experiments.

Open Source 166

Open Source Scalability Speed Efficiency 166

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

PostgreSQL performance optimization aims to improve the efficiency of a PostgreSQL database system by adjusting configurations and implementing best practices to identify and resolve bottlenecks, improve query speed, and maximize database throughput and responsiveness.

Tuning 52

Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

Testsigma

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Resources can be any element i.e., hardware, software, or infrastructure which are necessary to carry out tests. This is due to the fact that the cloud enables the provisioning of test servers on demand. This also ensures unused servers are not sitting idle. This feature can further speed up your test case execution.

Cloud 59

Cloud Testing Mobile Scalability 59

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

All of the database automation for running a highly available, resilient, and secure database is built into the operator to simplify the operation and management of your clusters. Consequently, they might miss out on the benefits of integrating security into the SDLC, such as enhanced efficiency, speed, and quality in software delivery.

Cloud 79

Cloud Open Source Strategy Best Practices 79

SQL Performance

MARCH 17, 2020

This follow-up post revisits the question for SQL Server 2019, using a larger number of rows. This machine has four i7 CPUs (hyperthreaded to 8) with a base speed of 2.4GHz. It has 32GB RAM, with 24GB available to the SQL Server 2019 instance. It has 32GB RAM, with 24GB available to the SQL Server 2019 instance.

Servers 86

Servers Tuning Database Efficiency 86

The Morning Paper

OCTOBER 4, 2020

We are standing on the eve of the 5G era… 5G, as a monumental shift in cellular communication technology, holds tremendous potential for spurring innovations across many vertical industries, with its promised multi-Gbps speed, sub-10 ms low latency, and massive connectivity. Throughput and latency. Some of these problems (e.g.

Energy 130

Energy Latency Performance Network 130

Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 15, 2020

The censorship and monitoring of internet have evolved from anti-virus-like and firewall software to hardware security patches for all devices that uses internet. One can only download apps using the manufacturer’s downloader software, where VPN installers and other banned apps are not available for installation. IP Blocking.

Monitoring 52

Monitoring Performance Artificial Intelligence Internet 52

SQL Server According to Bob

JULY 13, 2016

20+ years ago when I joined Microsoft I was handed a diskette (maybe it was two), and was told “Here is SQL Server. So I proceeded to install SQL Server 4.20 desktop machine (I won’t tell you the hardware details. There was a GUI as part of setup but within just a few clicks, SQL Server was installed and ready for use.

Servers 40

Servers Media Engineering Virtualization 40

All Things Distributed

JUNE 28, 2017

The body and hardware still reflect HARTING's standard of perfection. If the requirements change or better software technologies become available, each microservice can be thrown out and a new one created. The web servers reported timeouts. Why were the web servers overloaded? Why don't we have enough web servers?

Innovation 113

Innovation Website Servers Technology 113

MachMetrics

JULY 27, 2018

One person tried to fix it by beefing up the hardware from a large to xlarge (which doubles the compute power), but that didn’t make a big difference. The pricing for Windows servers on Amazon EC2 is over twice as much as the Linux alternative. large server in the US East region: Windows: $0.177 per Hour.

Speed 40

Speed Hardware Internet Internet 40

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, data loss is always possible due to hardware malfunction, software defects, or other unforeseen circumstances, just like with any computer system. Because of this, preserving the availability and integrity of the data stored in MySQL databases requires regular backups.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Storage Strategy Database 130

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? But I'm not completely sure.

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

The Agile Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

IBM had launched the trademarked Personal Computer in 1981 using an open architecture of widely available components from 3rd party sources such as Intel and the fledgling Disk Operating System from an unknown firm in Seattle called Microsoft. Remember when client/server software companies like Adobe and SAP transitioned to cloud?

Hardware 52

Hardware Social Media Media Strategy 52

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Additionally, end users can access your site or applications from anywhere in the world using different browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices, all with varying connection speeds. Response times, quality, and availability are critical factors that need to be assessed before pushing applications into production.

Performance Testing 40

Performance Testing Strategy Testing Performance 40

KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

When the word “performance” is heard, most people immediately think of speed. Bottlenecks can occur, for example, if you have a sudden surge in traffic that your servers are not equipped to handle. Its tailored to enterprise applications that have thousands of users, but limited free edition is available.

Testing Tools 55

Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2023

In general terms, here are potential trouble spots: Hardware failure: Manufacturing defects, wear and tear, physical damage, and other factors can cause hardware to fail. heat) can damage hardware components and prompt data loss. Human mistakes: Incorrect configuration is an all-too-common cause of hardware and software failure.

Database 87

Database Hardware Open Source Strategy 87

Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

Hardware Memory The amount of RAM to be provisioned for database servers can vary greatly depending on the size of the database and the specific requirements of the company. Some servers may need a few GBs of RAM, while others may need hundreds of GBs or even terabytes of RAM. Benchmark before you decide.

Performance 124

Performance Hardware Tuning Storage 124

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To achieve optimal tracking results it is important to choose wisely among available tools like Prometheus or Grafana, which offer deeper insights into understanding your Redis® instances for better performance optimization. Keeping a tab on memory usage provides additional insight into the health of operations running through Redis® servers.

Strategy 130

Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

All Things Distributed

APRIL 5, 2012

Troy: We moved our service from internal servers to AWS. Troy: We love RDS – its reduced our operational workload by a noticeable factor but even more exciting is the benefits around fast recovery enabled by the Multi-Availability Zone capability. How are your users adopting and responding to your service?

Innovation 146

Innovation AWS Education Network 146

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Serverless architecture shifts application hosting functions away from local servers onto those managed by providers. This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. Let’s get started. Serverless architecture: A primer. Application integration.

Serverless 280

Serverless AWS Lambda Storage 280

All Things Distributed

JULY 13, 2010

During my academic career, I spent many years working on HPC technologies such as user-level networking interfaces, large scale high-speed interconnects, HPC software stacks, etc. Today, I am very proud to be a part of the Amazon Web Services team as we truly make HPC available as an on-demand commodity for every developer to use.

Cloud 118

Cloud AWS Automotive Latency 118

Dynatrace

AUGUST 11, 2022

Effective application development requires speed and specificity. Cloud providers then manage physical hardware, virtual machines, and web server software management. This code is then executed on remote servers in response to an event, such as users interacting with functional web elements. Increased availability.

Development 251

Development Serverless Best Practices Lambda 251

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()?

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

It can scale towards a multi-petabyte level data workload without a single issue, and it allows access to a cluster of powerful servers that will work together within a single SQL interface where you can view all of the data. What Exactly is Greenplum? At a glance – TLDR. The Greenplum Architecture. Greenplum Architectural Design.

Big Data 321

Big Data Database Artificial Intelligence Open Source 321

Dynatrace

AUGUST 30, 2019

Reducing CPU Utilization to now only consume 15% of initially provisioned hardware. We have several YouTube Tutorials and blog posts available that show how you can use Dynatrace RUM data for Web Performance & User Experience Optimization. Impressive results I have to say!

Cache 198

Cache Architecture Database Government 198

SQL Performance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One initial, easy step to moving your SQL Server on-premises workloads to the cloud is using Azure VMs to run your SQL Server workloads in an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) scenario. You will still have to maintain your operating system, SQL Server and databases just like you would in an on-premises scenario.

Azure 72

Azure Virtualization Servers Storage 72

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Measuring the speed of time Is there already a microbenchmark for os::javaTimeMillis()? But I'm not completely sure.

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The goal of WebAssembly is to execute at native speeds by taking advantage of common hardware features available on a variety of platforms. With cloud-based infrastructure, organizations can easily scale their web applications to handle increased traffic or demand without the need for expensive hardware upgrades.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Development Serverless Website 111

SQL Server According to Bob

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When we released Always On Availability Groups in SQL Server 2012 as a new and powerful way to achieve high availability, hardware environments included NUMA machines with low-end multi-core processors and SATA and SAN drives for storage (some SSDs). As we moved towards SQL Server 2014, the pace of hardware accelerated.

Availability 40

Availability Servers Hardware Benchmarking 40

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft SQL Server I/O Basics Author: ​​ Bob Dorr, Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Published: ​​ December, 2004 SUMMARY: ​​ Learn the I/O requirements for Microsoft SQL Server database file operations. This will help you increase system performance and avoid I/O environment errors.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To address these challenges, architects must design robust and scalable MongoDB databases and adopt appropriate sharding strategies that can efficiently handle increasing workloads while ensuring continuous availability. Sharding is a preferred approach for database systems facing substantial growth and needing high availability.

Best Practices 71

Best Practices Traffic Database Servers 71

O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If we asked whether their companies were using databases or web servers, no doubt 100% of the respondents would have said “yes.” A year after the first web servers became available, how many companies had websites or were experimenting with building them? Until AI reaches 100%, it’s still in the process of adoption.

Open Source 108

Open Source Artificial Intelligence Google Infrastructure 108

Percona

JANUARY 4, 2024

sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 Monitoring The query retrieves information about specified MySQL tablespaces, including tablespace name, file name, storage engine, status, and available free data space. sec) mysql> INSTALL PLUGIN keyring_file SONAME 'keyring_file.so'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00

Storage 87

Storage Engineering Database Hardware 87

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.

Virtualization 111

Virtualization AWS Hardware Storage 111

Dynatrace

AUGUST 12, 2020

As companies strive to innovate and deliver faster, modern software architecture is evolving at near the speed of light. Serverless computing is a computing model that “allows you to build and run applications and services without thinking about servers.”. AI-powered observability and end-to-end tracing of serverless applications.

Serverless 236

Serverless Azure Monitoring Lambda 236

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Par t of the appeal of Python is that there is a vast array of libraries available for it; when these are written in C, they can go a long way to alleviating Python’s performance problems. There’s some work on hardware proposals for these systems, like Zhu et al., Is there room for accelerators? MICRO 15 , Gope et al.,

C++ 108

C++ Benchmarking Hardware Architecture 108

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Mobiles have different models, screen resolutions, operating systems, network types, hardware configurations, etc. Also, how to test the hardware of the mobile phone itself, is it supporting all the software as it should? Let us have a look at the most popular types of mobile testing for applications and hardware.

Mobile 82

Mobile Testing Hardware C++ 82