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Observability platform vs. observability tools

Dynatrace

Metrics are measures of critical system values, such as CPU utilization or average write latency to persistent storage. With limited visibility, teams have a narrow understanding of how those decisions impact other software components and vice-versa. Observability is made up of three key pillars: metrics, logs, and traces.

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The Amazing Evolution of In-Memory Computing

ScaleOut Software

In general terms, in-memory computing refers to the related concepts of (a) storing fast-changing data in primary memory instead of in secondary storage and (b) employing scalable computing techniques to distribute a workload across a cluster of servers.

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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Virtualized in Software**: While this can support an unmodified guest OS, many operations are emulated and slow. It's using software and coordination between the hypervisor and guest to improve performance. . --> Remember the original VMware x86 hypervisor from 1998? Each dimension has progressed through these stages: 1.

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The Amazing Evolution of In-Memory Computing

ScaleOut Software

In general terms, in-memory computing refers to the related concepts of (a) storing fast-changing data in primary memory instead of in secondary storage and (b) employing scalable computing techniques to distribute a workload across a cluster of servers.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

As ​​ the ​​ administrator of a SQL Server 2005 installation, ​​ you will find that ​​ visibility into ​​ the ​​ SQL Server ​​ I/O ​​ subsystem ​​ has been ​​ significantly increased.

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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Virtualized in Software**: While this can support an unmodified guest OS, many operations are emulated and slow. It's using software and coordination between the hypervisor and guest to improve performance. . --> Remember the original VMware x86 hypervisor from 1998? Each dimension has progressed through these stages: 1.

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SQL Server On Linux: Forced Unit Access (Fua) Internals

SQL Server According to Bob

Device level flushing may have an impact on your I/O caching, read ahead or other behaviors of the storage system. Neal, Matt, and others from Windows Storage, Windows Azure Storage, Windows Hyper-V, … validating Windows behaviors. · Any storage device that can survive a power outage. Starting with the Linux 4.18

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