Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

AWS Graviton2); for memory with the arrival of DDR5 and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) on-processor; for storage including new uses for 3D Xpoint as a 3D NAND accelerator; for networking with the rise of QUIC and eXpress Data Path (XDP); and so on. I also wrote about these topics in detail for my recent [Systems Performance 2nd Edition] book.

Performance 140

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 140

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person! CXL in a way allows a custom memory controller to be added to a system, to increase memory capacity, bandwidth, and overall performance. Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

High Scalability

MARCH 22, 2019

µs of replication latency on lossy Ethernet, which is faster than or comparable to specialized replication systems that use programmable switches, FPGAs, or RDMA.". BrentToderian : What city went from 14% of all trips by bike in 2001, to 22% by 2012, then leaped to 30% in 3 years by 2015, & 35% by 2018? We achieve 5.5

Internet 134

Internet Internet Scalability Wireless 134

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

Oracle Database is a commercial, proprietary multi-model database management system produced by Oracle Corporation, and the largest relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. Compare ease of use across compatibility, extensions, tuning, operating systems, languages and support providers. Comparison Overview.

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

Dynatrace

APRIL 3, 2020

Because OneAgent operates on your critical hosts where the services that comprise your business applications are located, Dynatrace must ensure the highest possible security in monitoring the operating systems and services that run on these hosts. It leverages Linux kernel system capabilities.

Operating System 178

Operating System Monitoring Systems Code 178

High Scalability

AUGUST 13, 2018

Decentralized systems will continue to lose to centralized systems until there's a driver requiring decentralization to deliver a clearly superior consumer experience. For all the idealistic technical reasons I laid out long ago in Building Super Scalable Systems: Blade Runner Meets Autonomic Computing In The Ambient Cloud.

Internet 116

Internet Internet Google Scalability 116

ACM Sigarch

MARCH 18, 2019

Computer systems, from the Internet-of-Things devices to datacenters, are complex and optimizing them can enhance capability and save money. Developing simulators, however, is time-consuming and requires a great deal of infrastructure development regarding a prospective system. an instruction or network transaction).

Systems 60

Systems Latency Performance Analytics 60

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

It's time once again to update our priors regarding the global device and network situation. seconds on the target device and network profile, consuming 120KiB of critical path resources to become interactive, only 8KiB of which is script. What's changed since last year? and 75KiB of JavaScript. These are generous targets.

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The specification of AV1 was published in 2018. We were very pleased to see that AV1 streaming improved members’ viewing experience, particularly under challenging network conditions. The improvement is particularly significant among sessions that experience serious network congestion and the lowest visual quality.

Media 246

Media Open Source Efficiency Software Engineering 246

Brendan Gregg

JULY 14, 2019

BPF (eBPF) tracing is a superpower that can analyze everything, and I'll show you how in my upcoming book BPF Performance Tools: Linux System and Application Observability , coming soon from Addison Wesley. A time where you can pose arbitrary questions of the system, and it can answer them.

Systems 40

Systems Performance Education Technology 40

Brendan Gregg

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Created by Alastair Robertson , bpftrace is an open source high-level tracing front-end that lets you analyze systems in custom ways. eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) is in the Linux kernel and is the new hotness in systems engineering. Here's key differences as of August 2018: Type DTrace bpftrace. eBPF does more.

C++ 40

C++ Virtualization Programming Latency 40

ACM Sigarch

MARCH 25, 2019

The M/M/1 queue also assumes that the arrival rate is not affected by the unbounded number of tasks in the queue (called an “open system”). Assume that a computer must handle network packets arriving unscheduled at a rate R = 10 packets/second with a goal of handling each packet with a total latency (including waiting) of L = 100 ms.

Systems 53

Systems Latency Performance C++ 53

All Things Distributed

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

ENEL is using AWS to transform its entire business, closing all of their data centers by 2018, migrating workloads from over 6,000 on-premises servers onto AWS in nine months, and using AWS IoT services to better manage and understand energy consumption. This helps support over 50 million searches every month on its networks across Italy.

AWS 167

AWS Energy Automotive Traffic 167

ACM Sigarch

APRIL 26, 2018

The new DGX-2, which achieves 2 petaFLOPS in the system, combines 16 fully interconnected GPUS with 10x the deep learning performance. They use the graph as the basic representation for many AI-related algorithms, including neural network, Bayesian network, Markov Field, and some other emerging methods. The new GV100 packs 7.4

Hardware 99

Hardware Artificial Intelligence Architecture Google 99

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

AWS Graviton2); for memory with the arrival of DDR5 and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) on-processor; for storage including new uses for 3D Xpoint as a 3D NAND accelerator; for networking with the rise of QUIC and eXpress Data Path (XDP); and so on. I also wrote about these topics in detail for my recent [Systems Performance 2nd Edition] book.

Performance 52

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 52

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition , and this was the first time I've given this talk in person! CXL in a way allows a custom memory controller to be added to a system, to increase memory capacity, bandwidth, and overall performance. Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Charlie Vazac introduced server timing in a Performance Calendar post circa 2018. The use of server-timing headers by content delivery networks closes a big gap. For more years than I care to mention, I've been advising folks that their TTFB should be under 500ms. desc="Time to process request at origin" NOTE: This is not a new API.

Servers 57

Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 57

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The truth is that the two tools were fairly distinct until PSI was updated in 2018 to use Lighthouse reporting. Chrome DevTools includes a separate “Performance” tab where the testing environment’s CPU and network connection can be artificially throttled to mirror a specific testing condition, such as slow internet speeds.

Speed 97

Speed Google Website Metrics 97

All Things Distributed

APRIL 11, 2018

With Fargate, you don't need to stand up a control plane, choose the right instance type, or configure all the other components of your application stack like networking, scaling, service discovery, load balancing, security groups, permissions, or secrets management. This is the vision behind AWS Fargate.

Cloud 149

Cloud AWS Innovation Traffic 149

Testsigma

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Having an effective test automation system is an absolute necessity in today’s agile software development environments. Network Disconnections. Network disconnection is a common automation challenge that a QA team faces wherein they find it hard to access databases, VPN, third party services, APIs, specific testing environments, etc.

Testing 85

Testing Mobile Network Analytics 85

All Things Distributed

JUNE 20, 2017

The new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region will have three Availability Zones and be ready for customers for use in 2018. As well as AWS Regions, we also have 21 AWS Edge Network Locations in Asia Pacific. AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partners in Hong Kong help customers migrate to the cloud.

AWS 149

AWS Logistics Cloud Social Media 149

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

However, consumers often prioritize availability in many systems. Furthermore, there are many recognized standards to measure the availability of a service or system, and the most common one is to measure it as a percentage."Five minutes of downtime per year, which means the system is almost always operational.

Availability 52

Availability Social Media Traffic Games 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

However, consumers often prioritize availability in many systems. Furthermore, there are many recognized standards to measure the availability of a service or system, and the most common one is to measure it as a percentage."Five minutes of downtime per year, which means the system is almost always operational.

Availability 52

Availability Social Media Traffic Games 52

Tasktop

MAY 24, 2021

Citing the Navy’s “leadership factory”, he encouraged attendees to focus on tuning a system for building leaders, to give them the responsibility and ownership to hone their skills and come back “stronger” from missions. The admiral would no doubt admire what Jason Cox, Director of Platform & Systems Reliability, is doing at Disney.

DevOps 91

DevOps Metrics Healthcare Innovation 91

All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Plus another AWS GovCloud (US) Region in the United States is coming online by the end of 2018. I'm also excited to announce today that we are launching an AWS Edge Network Location in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first quarter of 2018.

Cloud 154

Cloud Education Energy Government 154

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Over the last 11 years, AWS has expanded its physical presence in the country, opening an office in La Defense and launching Edge Network Locations in Paris and Marseille. In January 2018, customers will be able to connect via Equinix Paris in January and later in the year via Interxion Paris.

AWS 115

AWS Artificial Intelligence Education Energy 115

Percona

APRIL 12, 2023

Instead of relational (SQL) databases defined primarily through a hierarchy of related sets via tables and columns, their non-relational structure used a system of collections and documents. 2018: MongoDB announces that it is moving from GNU AGPLv3 licensing to the Service Side Public License (SSPL).

Open Source 79

Open Source Programming Database Servers 79

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Internet of Things is generally referred to as IoT which encompasses computers, cars, houses or some other technological system related. The growing demand for IoT-testing is the government’s gradual acceptance of smart cities’ concept, which is why businesses are keen to incorporate IoT into their networks.

Artificial Intelligence 92

Artificial Intelligence Software Software IoT 92

The Morning Paper

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

No link to a public version control system (e.g. that means any third-party package can access the file system and network etc. In 2018 the average npm maintainer was responsible for almost 4.5 GitHub) is required, and there is no formal connection between package maintainers on npm and project maintainers on GitHub.

Code 76

Code Strategy Website Network 76

Tasktop

JANUARY 27, 2021

Value Stream Networks. Understanding how to create and connect a Value Stream Network, we must first understand the ground truth of enterprise IT tool networks. Defects : that impact product quality and the user experience (complex systems rely on fast response and resolution to issues.

Code 52

Code Automotive Government Network 52

O'Reilly

JANUARY 13, 2020

As we noted last year, the release of Java 11 in September 2018 brought a raft of new features, including many that give the release a significant, clear advantage for using containers. “Originally, we were hoping async/await syntax could be part of the 2018 edition of Rust, but it took longer to get things right.”

Programming 130

Programming Java Google C++ 130

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With the goals of sharing, openness and mentoring, you’re in for some great articles about systems administration topics written by fellow sysadmins. Tune in each day for an article that explores the wide range of topics in system administration. Christmas Experiments (2018). SysAdvent is back this year! ?? SysAdvent on Twitter.

Design 107

Design Development Programming Website 107

The Morning Paper

MARCH 1, 2020

Firecracker is the virtual machine monitor (VMM) that powers AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate, and has been used in production at AWS since 2018. for block IO, process scheduling and memory management, and the TUN/TAP virtual network interfaces). virtio is used for network and block devices.

Serverless 101

Serverless Virtualization Lambda AWS 101

The Morning Paper

JUNE 20, 2019

In total, there were 112 such incidents over the period March – September 2018 (not all of them affecting external customers). TLA+ is used to model concurrent and distributed system protocols helping to eliminate high level design and semantic bugs. I’d expect this class of bugs to also surface in microservices systems.

Cloud 81

Cloud Azure Cache C++ 81

Baron Schwartz

JUNE 19, 2019

Instead, I reached out to my network (thanks!) For a sample of Kelly’s speaking, check out this talk at DuraznoConf 2018. What are common enterprise security perspectives on potential risks inherent in fresh technology such as microservices—or even more conventional tech like cloud-based systems?

DevOps 40

DevOps Analytics Strategy Technology 40

Percona

JULY 2, 2023

This blog was originally written in September 2018 and was updated in June 2023. In setting up our demonstration system, we use pg_basebackup and continuous archiving. In this post, we cover the methods used to achieve an enterprise-grade backup strategy for the PostgreSQL cluster.

Strategy 52

Strategy Database Storage Open Source 52

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Thanks to progress in networks and browsers (but not devices), a more generous global budget cap has emerged for sites constructed the "modern" way: ~100KiB of HTML/CSS/fonts and ~300-350KiB of JS (compressed) is the new rule-of-thumb limit for at least the next year or two. Modern network performance and availability.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124