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bpftrace (DTrace 2.0) for Linux 2018

Brendan Gregg

Created by Alastair Robertson , bpftrace is an open source high-level tracing front-end that lets you analyze systems in custom ways. more capable, and built from the ground up for the modern era of the eBPF virtual machine. eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) is in the Linux kernel and is the new hotness in systems engineering.

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USENIX SREcon APAC 2022: Computing Performance: What's on the Horizon

Brendan Gregg

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

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ScaleGrid DBaaS Expands MySQL Hosting Services Through AWS Cloud

Scalegrid

Over the years, migrating data to the cloud has become a top priority for organizations looking to modernize their infrastructure for improved security, performance, and agility, closely followed by the trending shift from commercial database management systems to open source databases.

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Up your quality and agility factor – using automation to build “performance-as-a-self-service”

Dynatrace

By 2024, over 50% of all IT spending will be directly put towards digital transformation and innovation (up from 31% in 2018). PayPal, a popular online payment systems organization, implemented a full performance as a self-service model for developers to get their code performance tests. Industry apps explosion.

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USENIX LISA2021 Computing Performance: On the Horizon

Brendan Gregg

I also wrote about these topics in detail for my recent [Systems Performance 2nd Edition] book. TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses,” [link] Mar 2020 - [Gregg 20] Brendan Gregg, “Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, Second Edition,” Addison-Wesley, 2020 - [Hruska 20] Joel Hruska, “Intel Demos PCIe 5.0

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Cloud Automation workshop roadshow: Kick-off

Dynatrace

Back in 2018, we taught those DevOps concepts and implemented unbreakable pipelines for cloud-native delivery projects. Last week we kicked it off with a three-hour virtual hands-on workshop. The initial plan was to do it onsite in Ohio, but – I guess I don’t have to tell you why – we decided to start virtual first.

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Percona Database Performance Blog 2018 Year in Review: Top Blog Posts

Percona

Let’s look at some of the most popular Percona Database Performance Blog posts in 2018. We’ve had nearly 4 million visits to the blog in 2018: thank you! As 2018 moves into 2019, let’s take a quick look back at some of the most popular posts on the blog this year. And making lists. Top 10 Most Read.