Strategic Tech

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The system needs to be highly reliable because even just a little downtime can alienate loyal customers. Google Maps started life in 2005 as a desktop application for getting from point A to point B. Two particularly relevant patterns are Efficiency Enables Evolution and Higher Order Systems Create New Sources of Worth.

Innovation 52

Innovation Speed Google Strategy 52

The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

When I first joined ThoughtWorks in 2005, one of our core messages was to solve an “outer quadrant” problem first - something in the problem space that is difficult and complex. They went on to acknowledge that some of my colleagues had counseled them to do this some months before I started working with them. Quick wins” attack the margins.

Virtualization 52

Virtualization Systems Technology Technology 52

SQL Performance

JANUARY 23, 2020

The queues component of our methodology comes from Performance Monitor counters, which provide a view of system performance from a resource standpoint.". However, some seem to have missed Davidson's point regarding the importance of resources and rely almost entirely on waits to present a picture of query performance and system health.

Tuning 115

Tuning Servers Monitoring Hardware 115

Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

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.

Virtualization 111

Virtualization AWS Hardware Storage 111

Brendan Gregg

JUNE 3, 2021

It was 2005, and I felt like I was in the eye of a hurricane. I was an independent performance consultant and Sun Microsystems had just released DTrace, a tool that could instrument all software. However, I was doing training and consulting for Sun, helping their customers with system administration and performance.

Open Source 40

Open Source Code Engineering Technology 40

Sutter's Mill

DECEMBER 29, 2011

From 1975 to 2005, our industry accomplished a phenomenal mission: In 30 years, we put a personal computer on every desk, in every home, and in every pocket. In 2005, however, mainstream computing hit a wall. The free lunch is over. Now welcome to the hardware jungle. iPad 2, Playbook, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet) and smartphones (e.g.,

Hardware 40

Hardware Games Operating System Software 40

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Therefore, there might be cases where your system could experience a downtime during the migration process. For example, Akamai introduced ASI in 2005, which became the standard for building new websites. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ProvidersSaaS tools rely on chunks of dynamic content that serve from the origin.

Lambda 52

Lambda AWS Cache Website 52

SQL Server According to Bob

JUNE 22, 2016

Keep in mind that the vast majority of CMemThread objects (SQL 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, Azure DB and 2016) are not partitioned. Recommendation Unchanged: Prior to SQL Server 2016 enable –T8048 on larger systems. Bob Dorr – Principal Software Engineer SQL Server. Trace flag –T8048 longer exists in SQL Server 2016.

Servers 40

Servers Azure Software Engineering Design 40

Brendan Gregg

AUGUST 8, 2017

Linux load averages are "system load averages" that show the running thread (task) demand on the system as an average number of running plus waiting threads. This measures demand, which can be greater than what the system is currently processing. then your system is idle. - cat /proc/loadavg. 42/3411 43603. 42/3411 43603.

Latency 111

Latency Metrics C++ Systems 111

Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

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.

Virtualization 40

Virtualization AWS Hardware Storage 40

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Durability: “In database systems , durability is the ACID property which guarantees transactions that have committed will survive permanently. For example, if a flight booking reports that a seat has successfully been booked, then the seat will remain booked even if the system crashes.” – [link]. The Back Story.

Servers 90

Servers Media Cache Storage 90

The Agile Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Think about policy renewal operations at insurance companies, or specialized software developers working in silos: they are information workers, but they are on an information assembly line, doing piecework and passing it onto the next person. "[Big The appetite for operational data has increased significantly.

Education 45

Education Best Practices Retail Network 45

Highly Scalable

MARCH 10, 2015

Most of this article represents an overview of the results published by retailers and researchers who built practical decision making and optimization systems combining abstract economic models with data mining methods. The most typical use cases for this problem are recommender systems, personalized search results ranking, and targeted ads.

Retail 152

Retail C++ Analytics Metrics 152

Smashing Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

The British Standards Institution (2005) defines inclusive design as : “The design of mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to, and usable by, as many people as reasonably possible. Design systems should be used not only to ensure branding and consistency, but accessibility, inclusivity, and understanding of code better.

Website 145

Website Mobile Design Testing 145