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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

But it’s not easy: to pull this off, VFX studios need to build and operate serious technical infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and software licensing), otherwise known as a “ render farm.” This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members.

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

But with the complexity that comes with digital transformation and cloud-native architecture, teams need a way to make sure applications can withstand the “chaos” of production. In 2009, the purveyor of online videos migrated to AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver its entertainment to a growing audience.

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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

Traditional self-managed ones give organizations full control over their database infrastructure, such as picking the software and scaling it up. Understanding this DBaaS system might take some adjusting too similar just how traveling on cruises has its tempo which requires us to get used to optimally benefit from what it provides.

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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. Legitimate concerns about security (how does this integrate with our IAM infrastructure to enforce row-level access controls within the database?)

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Growth Engineering at Netflix- Creating a Scalable Offers Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

In particular, it’s our job to design and build the systems and protocols that enable customers from all over the world to sign up for Netflix with the plan features and incentives that best suit their needs. Let’s take a deeper look at the architecture, protocols, and systems involved.

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Telltale: Netflix Application Monitoring Simplified

The Netflix TechBlog

Our streaming teams need a monitoring system that enables them to quickly diagnose and remediate problems; seconds count! Our Node team needs a system that empowers a small group to operate a large fleet. Infrastructure change events. A healthy Netflix service enables us to entertain the world. So we built Telltale.

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Experimentation is a major focus of Data Science across Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

Growth Advertising At Netflix, we want to entertain the world ! Data Scientists play a vital role in building automated systems that leverage causal inference to decide how we spend our advertising budget. Creative excellence and continuous improvements to evidence selection systems are both crucial in achieving this goal.