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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

The choice of self-managed cloud databases vs DBaaS is a common debate among those who are looking for the best option that will cater to their particular needs. Database as a Service (DBaaS) and managed databases offer distinct advantages along with certain challenges.

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Data Mesh?—?A Data Movement and Processing Platform @ Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

stream processing) is one of the key factors that enable Netflix to maintain its leading position in the competition of entertaining our users. Overall Architecture The Data Mesh system can be divided into the control plane (Data Mesh Controller) and the data plane (Data Mesh Pipeline). We’ll have blog posts deep dive into them.

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Beyond REST

The Netflix TechBlog

Rapid Development with GraphQL Microservices by Dane Avilla The entertainment industry has struggled with COVID-19 restrictions impacting productions around the globe. Graphile supports smart comments allowing control of various features by tagging database tables, views, columns, and types with specifically formatted PostgreSQL comments.

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Understanding What Kubernetes Is Used For: The Key to Cloud-Native Efficiency

Percona

If you have any experience working with database software, you have undoubtedly heard the term Kubernetes a lot. Management of stateful applications Although stateless applications are frequently associated with Kubernetes, this flexible platform can also effectively handle stateful workloads, such as database management.

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Growth Engineering at Netflix- Creating a Scalable Offers Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

In particular, we’ll define plans and offers, review the legacy architecture and some of its shortcomings, and dig into our new architecture and some of its advantages. Let’s take a deeper look at the architecture, protocols, and systems involved. The database contains the plans, prices and offers.

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Migrating Critical Traffic At Scale with No Downtime?—?Part 2

The Netflix TechBlog

Behind these perfect moments of entertainment is a complex mechanism, with numerous gears and cogs working in harmony. A/B testing is also a key technique in migrations where the updates to the architecture involve changing device contracts as well. But what happens when this machinery needs a transformation?

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Telltale: Netflix Application Monitoring Simplified

The Netflix TechBlog

Causes such as an outlier instance, a canary or deployment by a dependent service, an unhealthy database, or just a spike in traffic. A healthy Netflix service enables us to entertain the world. Highlighting possible causes saves valuable time during an incident. Incident Management An example of a Telltale incident summary.