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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For September 7th, 2018

High Scalability

million : new image/caption training set; 32,408,715 : queries sent to Pwned Passwords; 53% : Memory ICs Total 2018 Semi Capex; 11 : story Facebook datacenter prison in Singapore; $740,357 : ave cost of network downtime; Quotable Quotes: @BenedictEvans : Recorded music: $18 billion. Retail: $20 trillion. They'll love you even more.

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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

So, in the spirit of things, we’ve laid out a few New Year’s resolutions that all database professionals can take into account as they look to turn over a new leaf in 2018 and build on their successes. Resolution: In 2018, make it a top priority to create a better – more real-time – experience for your customers.

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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

So, in the spirit of things, we’ve laid out a few New Year’s resolutions that all database professionals can take into account as they look to turn over a new leaf in 2018 and build on their successes. Resolution: In 2018, make it a top priority to create a better – more real-time – experience for your customers.

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How to use Server Timing to get backend transparency from your CDN

Speed Curve

Looking at the industry benchmarks for US retailers , four well-known sites have backend times that are approaching – or well beyond – that threshold. Pagespeed Benchmarks - US Retail - LCP When you examine a waterfall, it's pretty obvious that TTFB is the long pole in the tent, pushing out render times for the page.

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'Paris s'éveille'! Introducing the AWS EU (Paris) Region

All Things Distributed

French companies are using AWS to innovate in a secure way across industries as diverse as energy, financial services, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals and health sciences, retail, and more. In January 2018, customers will be able to connect via Equinix Paris in January and later in the year via Interxion Paris.

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Understanding the Importance of 5 Nines Availability

IO River

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.

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Understanding the Importance of 5 Nines Availability

IO River

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.