The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 27, 2023

Ruchir Jha , Brian Harrington , Yingwu Zhao TL;DR Streaming alert evaluation scales much better than the traditional approach of polling time-series databases. It allows us to overcome high dimensionality/cardinality limitations of the time-series database. It opens doors to support more exciting use-cases.

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Storage Cache Metrics Database 288

Percona

AUGUST 22, 2023

Estimates vary, but most reports put the average cost of unplanned database downtime at approximately $300,000 to $500,000 per hour, or $5,000 to $8,000 per minute. With so much at stake, database high availability and fault tolerance have become must-have items, but many companies just aren’t certain which one they must have.

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Availability Hardware Open Source Database 78

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

To get a better understanding of AWS serverless, we’ll first explore the basics of serverless architectures, review AWS serverless offerings, and explore common use cases. Serverless architecture: A primer. Serverless architecture shifts application hosting functions away from local servers onto those managed by providers.

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Serverless AWS Lambda Storage 285

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2023

Data powers everything, and unlike coal and coal combustion, data and databases aren’t going away. In this blog, we’ll focus on the elements of database backup and disaster recovery, and we’ll introduce proven solutions for maintaining business continuity, even amid otherwise dire circumstances.

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Database Hardware Open Source Strategy 86

Percona

MARCH 30, 2023

The use of open source databases has increased steadily in recent years. Past trepidation — about perceived vulnerabilities and performance issues — has faded as decision makers realize what an “open source database” really is and what it offers. What is an open source database?

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Open Source Database Storage Scalability 74

Percona

JUNE 30, 2023

Percona, a leading provider of open-source database software and services, announced the general availability of Percona Operator for PostgreSQL version 2. Kubernetes provides many benefits, such as automation and scalability, but it also introduces new complexities when it comes to managing databases. In version 1.x,

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Availability Open Source Azure Hardware 92

Dynatrace

JANUARY 11, 2023

With more organizations taking the multicloud plunge, monitoring cloud infrastructure is critical to ensure all components of the cloud computing stack are available, high-performing, and secure. Database monitoring. This ensures the database queries are performant, while also identifying host problems. Cloud storage monitoring.

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Cloud Monitoring Best Practices Infrastructure 226

Percona

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Rather than listing the concepts, function calls, etc, available in Citus, which frankly is a bit boring, I’m going to explore scaling out a database system starting with a single host. I won’t cover all the features but show just enough that you’ll want to see more of what you can learn to accomplish for yourself.

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Database Benchmarking Latency C++ 102

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Now that Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) is in high demand, there are multiple questions regarding AWS services that cannot always be answered easily: When should I use Aurora and when should I use RDS MySQL ? These may be performance, high availability, operational cost, management, capacity planning, scalability, security, monitoring, etc.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you’re considering a database management system, understanding these benefits is crucial. DBMS enhances data security with encryption, implements various access controls, and enables improved data sharing and concurrent access, thus facilitating quick response to changes and maintaining consistent database accuracy.

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Efficiency Storage Database Scalability 147

Scalegrid

MARCH 8, 2024

With MySQL point-in-time recovery , you can restore your database to the moment before the problem occurs. Preparation for PITR is crucial and involves enabling binary logging and creating a full database backup. Three distinct modes are available within MySQL when setting up your binary logs’ format.

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Database Strategy Servers Best Practices 162

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

The architecture usually integrates several private, public, and on-premises infrastructures. Key Components of Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure A hybrid cloud architecture usually merges a public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform with private computing assets and incorporates tools to manage these combined environments.

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Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Further, these resources support countless Kubernetes clusters and Java-based architectures. They can call on dozens of databases and deliver gigabytes of data across myriad devices. In most data storage models, indexing engines enable faster access to query logs. Cost-effective architecture.

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Analytics Storage Infrastructure Metrics 226

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cloud vendors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google provide a wide spectrum of serverless services for compute and event-driven workloads, databases, storage, messaging, and other purposes. AI-powered automation and deep, broad observability for serverless architectures. Dynatrace news. New to Dynatrace?

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Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With its widespread use in modern application architectures, understanding the ins and outs of Redis® monitoring is essential for any tech professional. Redis® Monitoring Essentials Ensuring the performance, reliability, and safety of a Redis® database requires active monitoring.

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Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

The strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies. Strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies. That trend will likely continue as Kubernetes security awareness further rises and a new class of security solutions becomes available. Java, Go, and Node.js

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Open Source Java Operating System Programming 346

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Grail combines the big-data storage of a data warehouse with the analytical flexibility of a data lake. This unified approach enables Grail to vault past the limitations of traditional databases. And without the encumbrances of traditional databases, Grail performs fast. “In

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Analytics Innovation Metrics Database 190

SQL Performance

APRIL 27, 2020

Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's database-as-a-service offering that provides a tremendous amount of flexibility. Microsoft is continually working on improving their products and Azure SQL Database is no different. The basic tier provides up to 5 DTUs with standard storage. HyperScale Database. DTU Pricing Tier.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

AI-driven cloud solutions like ScaleGrid offer a diverse range of database hosting options, robust infrastructure optimized for scalability and security, and enable significant cost reductions, supporting businesses in efficient growth and improved ROI. These services are tailored to meet various business requirements.

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Artificial Intelligence Cloud Scalability Analytics 147

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

IT infrastructure is the heart of your digital business and connects every area – physical and virtual servers, storage, databases, networks, cloud services. This shift requires infrastructure monitoring to ensure all your components work together across applications, operating systems, storage, servers, virtualization, and more.

Infrastructure 205

Infrastructure Monitoring Virtualization Serverless 205

The Morning Paper

AUGUST 29, 2019

Choosing a cloud DBMS: architectures and tradeoffs Tan et al., We focused on OLAP-oriented parallel data warehouse products available for AWS and restricted our attention to commercially available systems. Another interesting experiment here compared the effects on performance of different storage types. VLDB’19.

Architecture 76

Architecture Cloud Storage Serverless 76

High Scalability

APRIL 16, 2019

In this three-part blog series, we introduced a High Availability (HA) Framework for MySQL hosting in Part I, and discussed the details of MySQL semisynchronous replication in Part II. Now in Part III, we review how the framework handles some of the important MySQL failure scenarios and recovers to ensure high availability.

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Availability Network Azure AWS 149

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, an application could use on-premises databases while also having access to ‘cloud bursting’ capabilities during times of high demand. Like ScaleGrid’s offerings for multi-cloud architecture compatibility, its solutions are well-suited for use within a single cloud provider or a hybrid cloud setup as well.

Strategy 147

Strategy Cloud Scalability Artificial Intelligence 147

Dynatrace

MAY 8, 2023

The process involves monitoring various components of the software delivery pipeline, including applications, infrastructure, networks, and databases. Application performance monitoring Application performance monitoring tracks the availability and performance of applications in the field.

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DevOps Efficiency Monitoring Infrastructure 224

O'Reilly Software

JUNE 12, 2018

In fact, before we even had the word microservices in our lexicon, back when it was just good old-fashioned service-oriented architecture, we were talking about data: how to access it, where it lives, who “owns” it. Back then, the most common pattern I saw for service-based systems was sharing a database among multiple services.

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Database Cache Architecture Latency 72

Percona

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Percona is a leading provider of unbiased, performance-first, open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility, minimize risks, and stay competitive, free from vendor lock-in. Release highlights include: Docker images are now available for x86_64 architectures.

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Open Source Azure Servers Programming 78

Percona

JULY 17, 2023

MongoDB Community Edition software might set the stage for achieving your high-volume database goals, but you quickly learn that its features fall short of your enterprise needs. The popularity of MongoDB MongoDB has emerged as a popular database platform. 5 among all database management systems and No. It ranks No.

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Open Source Database Scalability Software 75

Percona

AUGUST 17, 2023

PostgreSQL is open source relational database management software. Most recently, in StackOverflow’s 2022 Stack Developer Survey , PostgreSQL took a slight lead over MySQL (46.48% to 45.68%) as the most popular database platform among professional developers. How-to documentation is readily available.

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Open Source Healthcare Social Media Database 78

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The goal of WebAssembly is to execute at native speeds by taking advantage of common hardware features available on a variety of platforms. Each of these platforms offers a wide range of services and tools for web application development and deployment, including storage, databases, and serverless computing.

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Artificial Intelligence Development Serverless Website 111

Dynatrace

JUNE 7, 2023

Kubernetes also gives developers freedom of choice when selecting operating systems, container runtimes, storage engines, and other key elements for their Kubernetes environments. Like Kubernetes, it allocates resources efficiently and ensures high availability and fault tolerance. OpenShift Dedicated (OSD).

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Open Source Social Media Infrastructure Operating System 211

Percona

DECEMBER 19, 2023

PG_TDE (PostgreSQL Transparent Data Encryption) is an experimental transparent data encryption access method for PostgreSQL 16, available on GitHub as an extension for vanilla PostgreSQL. Today, we’d like to share more details about the extension, including information about its internal architecture.

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Open Source Storage Database C++ 81

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Database architects working with MongoDB encounter specific challenges related to database systems and system growth. Scalability is a significant concern, as databases must handle growing data volumes and user demands while maintaining peak performance. Learn more: View our webinar on How to Scale with MongoDB.

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Best Practices Traffic Database Servers 71

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Encrypting data at rest in a database management system (DBMS) refers to securing data by encrypting it when it is not being used or accessed. TDE can be applied at various levels, such as at the database, column, or cell level, depending on the organization’s specific security needs. Database-level encryption.

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Database Storage Servers Strategy 92

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Thus, ensuring the atomicity of writes across different storage technologies remains a challenging problem for applications [3]. In Netflix the microservice architecture is widely adopted and each microservice typically handles only one type of data. High availability, via standby instances across AWS Availability Zones.

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Transportation Architecture Processing Storage 192

Percona

JANUARY 20, 2023

When planning a database deployment, one of the most challenging factors to consider is the amount of space we need to dedicate to data on disk. When using cloud storage like EBS or similar, it is normally easy(er) to extend volumes, which gives us the luxury to plan the space to allocate for data with a good grade of relaxation.

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AWS Storage Monitoring Cloud 89

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

of respondents are currently utilizing databases in Kubernetes (k8s). These indicators suggest that the adoption of databases on k8s is in its early stages and is likely to continue growing in the future. According to the Dynatrace Kubernetes in the Wild 2023 report , a significant 71% (with 48% year-over-year growth!)

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Cloud Open Source Strategy Best Practices 77

Percona

APRIL 7, 2023

I’ve used a fourth instance to host a PMM server to monitor servers A and B and used the data collected by the PMM agents installed on the database servers to compare performance. MySQL comes pre-configured to be conservative instead of making the most of the resources available in the server. Why is that?

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