All Things Distributed

MARCH 19, 2018

At AWS, we continue to strive to enable builders to build cutting-edge technologies faster in a secure, reliable, and scalable fashion. While building Amazon SageMaker and applying it for large-scale machine learning problems, we realized that scalability is one of the key aspects that we need to focus on. Streaming algorithms.

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Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Web developers or administrators did not have to worry or even consider the complexity of distributed systems of today. Great, your system was ready to be deployed. Once the system was deployed, to ensure everything was running smoothly, it only took a couple of simple checks to verify. What is a Distributed System?

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High Scalability

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This model of computing has become increasingly popular in recent years, as it offers a number of benefits, including cost savings, flexibility, scalability, and increased efficiency. Cloud computing has become a widely-used model of computing, as it offers a number of benefits over traditional, on-premises computing systems.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The containerization craze has continued for enterprises, with benefits such as portability, efficiency, and scalability. These containers are software packages that include all the relevant dependencies needed to run software on any system. Easy scalability. In FaaS environments, providers manage all the hardware.

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DZone

JULY 11, 2023

In an era where sustainable practices are more important than ever, the selection of programming languages has shifted to include factors such as environmental impact alongside performance, ease of use, and scalability. Its low-level functionality allows it to operate close to system hardware without needing a garbage collector.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Key Takeaways Multi-cloud involves using services from multiple cloud providers to gain flexibility and reduce vendor lock-in, while hybrid cloud combines private and public cloud resources to balance control and scalability. In this scenario, two notable models – multi-cloud and hybrid cloud have emerged. What is Hybrid Cloud?

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Dynatrace

MAY 1, 2023

In addition to improved IT operational efficiency at a lower cost, ITOA also enhances digital experience monitoring for increased customer engagement and satisfaction. Additionally, ITOA gathers and processes information from applications, services, networks, operating systems, and cloud infrastructure hardware logs in real time.

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Percona

MAY 1, 2023

It is primarily the responsibility of the database administrator or developer to tune PostgreSQL according to their system’s workload. Hardware optimization : You need to ensure that the CPU, memory, and storage components meet the performance requirements of the database workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning?

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. Instead of worrying about infrastructure management functions, such as capacity provisioning and hardware maintenance, teams can focus on application design, deployment, and delivery. Scalability.

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Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With these essential support systems in place, you can effectively monitor your databases with up-to-date data about their health and functioning status at all times. This ensures each Redis® instance optimally uses the in-memory data store and aligns with the operating system’s efficiency.

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Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. Greenplum uses an MPP database design that can help you develop a scalable, high performance deployment. What Exactly is Greenplum? At a glance – TLDR.

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Percona

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

MongoDB is a dynamic database system continually evolving to deliver optimized performance, robust security, and limitless scalability. Sharded time-series collections for improved scalability and performance. You should also review your hardware resources, how you use MongoDB, and any custom configurations.

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Like any move, a cloud migration requires a lot of planning and preparation, but it also has the potential to transform the scope, scale, and efficiency of how you deliver value to your customers. This can fundamentally transform how they work, make processes more efficient, and improve the overall customer experience. Here are three.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 5, 2022

A message queue is a form of middleware used in software development to enable communications between services, programs, and dissimilar components, such as operating systems and communication protocols. A message queue enables the smooth flow of information to make complex systems work. Message queue software options to consider.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 5, 2022

A message queue is a form of middleware used in software development to enable communications between services, programs, and dissimilar components, such as operating systems and communication protocols. A message queue enables the smooth flow of information to make complex systems work. Message queue software options to consider.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 5, 2021

The 2014 launch of AWS Lambda marked a milestone in how organizations use cloud services to deliver their applications more efficiently, by running functions at the edge of the cloud without the cost and operational overhead of on-premises servers. Dynatrace news. What is AWS Lambda? Customizing and connecting these services requires code.

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Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Enhanced Database Efficiency By adjusting configuration settings, you can markedly enhance the overall efficiency of your MySQL database. This results in expedited query execution, reduced resource utilization, and more efficient exploitation of the available hardware resources. Experiencing database performance issues?

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As dynamic systems architectures increase in complexity and scale, IT teams face mounting pressure to track and respond to conditions and issues across their multi-cloud environments. An advanced observability solution can also be used to automate more processes, increasing efficiency and innovation among Ops and Apps teams.

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Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Flexibility and scalability Open source databases provide much greater flexibility regarding customization and configuration. Are you looking to enhance performance, improve scalability, cut expenses, or gain access to specific features you don’t currently have? Start by identifying the reasons driving the migration.

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Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system for online applications and data warehousing. However, data loss is always possible due to hardware malfunction, software defects, or other unforeseen circumstances, just like with any computer system.

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The Morning Paper

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

File systems unfit as distributed storage backends: lessons from 10 years of Ceph evolution Aghayev et al., In this case, the assumption that a distributed storage backend should clearly be layered on top of a local file system. A distributed file system provides a unified view over aggregated storage from multiple physical machines.

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PDC

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In such scenarios, scalability or scaling is widely used to indicate the ability of hardware and software to deliver greater computational power when the amount of resources is increased. In this post we focus on software scalability and discuss two common types of scaling. speedup = t 1 / t N. speedup = 1/ s = 20).

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Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. Some disruption might occur, but it will be minimal. More in the following sub-section.)

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The Morning Paper

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Wireless attacks on aircraft instrument landing systems Sathaye et al., Today’s paper is a good reminder of just how important it is becoming to consider cyber threat models in what are primary physical systems, especially if you happen to be flying on an aeroplane – which I am right now as I write this! A quick primer on ILS.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The science has spawned specialized chaos engineers who dedicate themselves to disrupting cloud software and the on-prem systems they interact with to make them resilient. Because it can touch many systems, chaos engineering can have broad implications, affecting groups and stakeholders across the organization. Lack of observability.

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Think of containers as the packaging for microservices that separate the content from its environment – the underlying operating system and infrastructure. This opens the door to auto-scalable applications, which effortlessly matches the demands of rapidly growing and varying user traffic. Networking. Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm.

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High Scalability

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Each cloud-native evolution is about using the hardware more efficiently. Anyone can rent a rack in a colo and stand up a system. Of course not, but let's ignore that very few organizations in the world have the technological know-how to create such managed services, especially without low level control of the entire system.

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ACM Sigarch

MAY 31, 2023

Introduction Memory systems are evolving into heterogeneous and composable architectures. Heterogeneous and Composable Memory (HCM) offers a feasible solution for terabyte- or petabyte-scale systems, addressing the performance and efficiency demands of emerging big-data applications.

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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. Without data backup mechanisms, there can be data loss or system downtime.

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The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2020

By Fabio Kung , Sargun Dhillon , Andrew Spyker , Kyle , Rob Gulewich, Nabil Schear , Andrew Leung , Daniel Muino, and Manas Alekar As previously discussed on the Netflix Tech Blog, Titus is the Netflix container orchestration system. We do this for reliability, scalability, and efficiency reasons.

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The Morning Paper

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

This stems from a combination of Jevon’s paradox and the interconnectedness of systems – doing more in one area often leads to a need for more elsewhere too. At the end of the day, there are three basic ways we can increase capacity: Increasing the number of units in a system (subject to Amdahl’s law ). IDS/IPS requirements.

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KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Chatbots and virtual assistants Chatbots and virtual assistants are becoming more common on websites and web applications as they provide an efficient and convenient way for users to interact with a business. Cloud-based development and deployment One of the main advantages of cloud-based development and deployment is scalability.

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The Morning Paper

MARCH 17, 2020

An empirical guide to the behavior and use of scalable persistent memory , Yang et al., most recently ‘ Efficient lock-free durable sets ‘). The Optane DIMM is the first scalable, commercially available NVDIMM. FAST’20. Optane DIMMs are here! " Those differences really matter.

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Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Database architects working with MongoDB encounter specific challenges related to database systems and system growth. Scalability is a significant concern, as databases must handle growing data volumes and user demands while maintaining peak performance. 2) Hardware limitations Disk and memory are inexpensive nowadays.

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 18, 2012

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. The original Dynamo design was based on a core set of strong distributed systems principles resulting in an ultra-scalable and highly reliable database system.

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Percona

JANUARY 4, 2024

Managing storage and performance efficiently in your MySQL database is crucial, and general tablespaces offer flexibility in achieving this. In contrast to the single system tablespace that holds system tables by default, general tablespaces are user-defined storage containers for multiple InnoDB tables.

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Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another significant issue within security concerns is the escalating complexity of modern systems, especially in platforms like Kubernetes, which highlights the need for unified threat models and scanning tools to address vulnerabilities. Creating repositories for memory-safe patterns in cloud systems to improve overall security.

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