The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. In this talk, we share how Netflix deploys systems to meet its demands, Ceph’s design for high availability, and results from our benchmarking.

AWS 100

AWS Entertainment Open Source Benchmarking 100

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. In this talk, we share how Netflix deploys systems to meet its demands, Ceph’s design for high availability, and results from our benchmarking.

AWS 100

AWS Entertainment Open Source Benchmarking 100

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Number of slow queries recorded Select types, sorts, locks, and total questions against a database Command counters and handlers used by queries give an overall traffic summary Along with this, PMM also comes with Query Analytics giving much detailed information about queries getting executed.

Performance 102

Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 102

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways A cloud workload encompasses any application or service running on a cloud infrastructure, facilitating tasks ranging from basic functions to advanced data analysis with the help of resources like databases, collaboration tools, and disaster recovery systems. Additionally. Ultimately improving efficiency while minimizing errors.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

IO River

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. ‍At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. It's an ongoing, iterative process.

Traffic 52

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 52

John McCalpin

APRIL 2, 2020

With a staff of slightly over 175 full-time employees (less than 1/2 in consulting roles), we must therefore focus on highly-leveraged performance analysis projects, rather than labor-intensive ones. Here I assumed a particular analytical function for the amount of memory traffic as a function of cache size to scale the bandwidth time.

Benchmarking 59

Benchmarking Performance Latency Architecture 59

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Load balancing : Traffic is distributed across multiple servers to prevent any one component from becoming overloaded. Load balancers can detect when a component is not responding and put traffic redirection in motion. Here are the early steps: Perform analysis : A good place to start might be to conduct a Failure Mode Analysis (FMA).

Availability 104

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 104

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. I'm including this step as a reminder for anyone following this kind of analysis.

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. It's an ongoing, iterative process.

Traffic 40

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 40

KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

Before you begin tuning your website or application, you must first figure out which metrics matter most to your users and establish some achievable benchmarks. Just because everything works perfectly during production testing doesn’t mean that will be the case when your website is flooded with traffic.

Testing Tools 55

Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. In this talk, we share how Netflix deploys systems to meet its demands, Ceph’s design for high availability, and results from our benchmarking.

AWS 37

AWS Entertainment Open Source Benchmarking 37

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. I'm including this step as a reminder for anyone following this kind of analysis.

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Advances in browser content processing. Using a global ASP as a benchmark can further mislead thanks to the distorting effect of ultra-high-end prices rising while shipment volumes stagnate. Instead, experience teaches that it's the process of taking care to attend to those least-well-off that changes outcomes.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A finely tuned database processes queries more efficiently, leading to swifter results. Inefficient query design, such as utilizing SELECT * instead of specifying necessary columns, can escalate data transfer and processing overhead. Query plan analysis can also provide valuable insights. gives the most durability.

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? Since instances of both CentOS and Ubuntu were running in parallel, I could collect flame graphs at the same time (same time-of-day traffic mix) and compare them side by side. I'm including this step as a reminder for anyone following this kind of analysis.

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. Answering it requires an understanding of how browsers process resources (which differs by type) and the concept of the critical path. This input processing happens on document’s main thread , where JavaScript runs. ” A good question! Construction of DOM.

Performance 68

Performance Benchmarking Network Mobile 68

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Micro-optimizations are great for keeping performance on track, but it’s critical to have clearly defined targets in mind — measurable goals that would influence any decisions made throughout the process. CrUX generates an overview of performance distributions over time, with traffic collected from Google Chrome users.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? Treo Sites provides competitive analysis based on real-world data. Establish a performance culture. Large preview ).

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145