The Netflix TechBlog

JANUARY 25, 2023

The service should be able to serve real-time, aka UI, applications so CRUD and search operations should be achieved with low latency. A data model in Marken can be described using schema — just like how we create schemas for database tables etc. The databases we pick should be able to scale horizontally.

Scalability 283

Scalability Latency Media Architecture 283

DZone

MAY 1, 2023

In this article, we are going to describe what is a cache and explain specific use cases focusing on the frontend and client side. Performance is the other reason to use a cache system such as in-memory databases to provide a high-performance solution with low latency, high throughput, and concurrency. What Is a Cache?

Cache 141

Cache Strategy Latency Operating System 141

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 7, 2023

There are many naive solutions possible for this problem for example: Write different runs in different databases. But we cannot search or present low latency retrievals from files Etc. Instead our challenge was to implement this feature on top of Cassandra and ElasticSearch databases because that’s what Marken uses.

Media 264

Media Latency Architecture Database 264

Highly Scalable

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

These developments gradually highlight a system of relevant database building blocks with proven practical efficiency. In this article I’m trying to provide more or less systematic description of techniques related to distributed operations in NoSQL databases. Read/Write latency. Data Placement. System Coordination.

Database 213

Database Latency C++ Scalability 213

Scalegrid

MARCH 28, 2024

This article will explore how they handle data storage and scalability, perform in different scenarios, and, most importantly, how these factors influence your choice. Advanced Redis Features Showdown Big data center concept, cloud database, server power station of the future. Redis Database Management with ScaleGrid ScaleGrid.io

Cache 130

Cache Storage Scalability Architecture 130

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. HyperScale Database. Hyperscale databases are provisioned using vCores. DTU Pricing Tier.

Azure 55

Azure Database Serverless Hardware 55

Scalegrid

JANUARY 19, 2024

This article dives straight into what triggers a rollback in MongoDB, the risks it carries, and concrete steps you can take to both prevent and recover from one. For example, memory-resident databases without persistent disks, such as Redis cluster setups or Apache Spark installations, rely on stand-alone machines.

Database 130

Database Network Servers Monitoring 130

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

MySQL performance tuning offers several significant advantages for effective database management and optimization. Enhanced Database Efficiency By adjusting configuration settings, you can markedly enhance the overall efficiency of your MySQL database. Experiencing database performance issues?

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

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 ? What we should really compare is the MySQL and Aurora database engines provided by Amazon RDS. How do I choose which one to use?

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

This article delves into the specifics of how AI optimizes cloud efficiency, ensures scalability, and reinforces security, providing a glimpse at its transformative role without giving away extensive details. Exploring artificial intelligence in cloud computing reveals a game-changing synergy.

Artificial Intelligence 147

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Scalability Analytics 147

Scalegrid

MARCH 22, 2024

In this article, we will explain the multi-cloud challenges and explain how using multiple cloud services can make your business more adaptable, ensure that your operations continue without interruption, and help you control your spending. They can also bolster uptime and limit latency issues or potential downtimes.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Government Innovation 130

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The data warehouse is not designed to serve point requests from microservices with low latency. Therefore, we must efficiently move data from the data warehouse to a global, low-latency and highly-reliable key-value store. Personalized articles in Netflix Help Center powered by Bulldozer.

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Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

This article will explore hybrid cloud benefits and steps to craft a plan that aligns with your unique business challenges. Ready to take your database management to the next level with ScaleGrid’s cutting-edge solutions? A hybrid cloud strategy could be your answer. Elevate your cloud strategy today with ScaleGrid!

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

New databases used to be announced seemingly every week. While database neogenesis has slowed down considerably, it has not gone necrotic. To meet user-defined goals for performance (request latency) and cost, the monitoring service tracks and adjusts resources to workload changes. Related Articles.

Storage 199

Storage Performance AWS Efficiency 199

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This article will list some of the use cases of AutoOptimize, discuss the design principles that help enhance efficiency, and present the high-level architecture. These principles reduce resource usage by being more efficient and effective while lowering the end-to-end latency in data processing. Transparency to end-users.

Storage 203

Storage Latency Efficiency Data Engineering 203

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This article explains how we designed microservices and workflows on top of the Cosmos platform to bolster such video quality innovations. This enables us to use our scale to increase throughput and reduce latencies. Here, based on the video length, the throughput and latency requirements, available scale etc.,

Media 171

Media Innovation Metrics Latency 171

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. top(1) showed that only the Cassandra database was consuming CPU. Over the years, more and more articles have been published about clocksource in virtual machines, and it's now a well-known issue.

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

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. First, some stage-setting for this blog article. The popularity of MongoDB MongoDB has emerged as a popular database platform. It ranks No.

Open Source 75

Open Source Database Scalability Software 75

Speed Curve

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Latency – How much time does it take to deliver a packet from A to B. db = Duration of the request processing spent querying the database. db = Duration of the request processing spent querying the database. Today, it's possible to add these headers from your CDN with ease, if they aren't already set up out of the box.

Servers 57

Servers Cache Retail Benchmarking 57

Particular Software

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Some will claim that any type of RPC communication ends up being faster (meaning it has lower latency) than any equivalent invocation using asynchronous messaging. There are more steps, so the increased latency is easily explained. However, no matter the specific word used, the meaning is the same: remote method calls over HTTP.

Benchmarking 97

Benchmarking Latency Servers Systems 97

The Netflix TechBlog

AUGUST 13, 2020

For example, a latency increase is less critical than error rate increase and some error codes are less critical than others. We’ll do a future Netflix Tech Blog article focused on our algorithms. Causes such as an outlier instance, a canary or deployment by a dependent service, an unhealthy database, or just a spike in traffic.

Monitoring 210

Monitoring Tuning Traffic Metrics 210

Percona

MAY 15, 2023

The main reason behind this is that MySQL is a relational database system (RDBMS), and any data that is going to be written in it must respect the RDBMS rules. In shard-nothing, each shard can live in a totally separate logical schema instance / physical database server/data center/continent. The POC Why this POC?

Traffic 123

Traffic Scalability Database Servers 123

Particular Software

AUGUST 16, 2021

Cosmos DB is the primary database service provided by Azure. Cosmos DB is a polyglot, NoSQL database that supports multiple APIs, but when people say “Cosmos DB,” they usually mean the Core (SQL) API. But what does it mean for a NoSQL database to have an SQL API? Within a Cosmos DB account, you can have one or more databases.

Azure 52

Azure Serverless Storage Database 52

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Server caches help lower the latency between a Frontend and Backend; since key-value databases are faster than traditional relational SQL databases, it will significantly increase an API’s response time. In a common WebSocket architecture, the Front-end application will connect to a WebSocket API, an event bus, or a database.

Cache 126

Cache Performance Servers Social Media 126

Dotcom-Montior

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In a different article, we talked about chaos engineering and how SRE teams proactively seek out and test for failures to prevent the worst from happening. The IT service catalog is typically a database or resource that an organization creates to provide users with information on their operational services and offerings.

Social Media 90

Social Media Monitoring Latency DevOps 90

Percona

APRIL 17, 2023

Note that the intent of tuning the settings is not exclusively about improving performance but also enhancing the high availability and resilience of the MongoDB database. The Linux default is usually 60 , which is not ideal for database usage. The CFQ works well for many general use cases but lacks latency guarantees.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Design Tuning Database 52

SQL Performance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance became generally available in late 2018. The General Purpose tier is designed for applications with typical performance and I/O latency requirements and provides built-in HA. The Business Critical tier is designed for applications that require low I/O latency and higher HA requirements.

Azure 63

Azure Performance Storage Latency 63

SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many database administrators find themselves having to support instances of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or at least the backend databases that are required for SSRS. In each of the deployment models, the role of the database administrator is to make sure that SSRS is stable, dependable, and recoverable.

Tuning 67

Tuning Servers Database Best Practices 67

Smashing Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Layout Shifts From Dynamic And Static Content We have been using dynamic content serving, where each request reaches our back-end server and triggers processes like database retrievals and page renderings. This understanding prompted us to revisit our approach to content delivery, which we’ll get to in a moment. Time to First Byte over time.

Performance 74

Performance Cache Traffic Metrics 74

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. top(1) showed that only the Cassandra database was consuming CPU. Over the years, more and more articles have been published about clocksource in virtual machines, and it's now a well-known issue.

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. top(1) showed that only the Cassandra database was consuming CPU. Over the years, more and more articles have been published about clocksource in virtual machines, and it's now a well-known issue.

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

SQL Performance

APRIL 8, 2019

These AMD EPYC processors have a number of advantages for SQL Server workloads, as I will explain in this article. Both of these Intel processors are special bespoke models that are not in the Intel ARK database. I wrote about using CPU-Z to benchmark the Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 processor in an Azure VM in this article.

Azure 42

Azure Virtualization Storage Benchmarking 42

Highly Scalable

AUGUST 20, 2013

This article is an effort to explore techniques used by developers of in-stream data processing systems, trace the connections of these techniques to massive batch processing and OLTP/OLAP databases, and discuss how one unified query engine can support in-stream, batch, and OLAP processing at the same time.

Big Data 154

Big Data Processing Lambda Database 154

Enprowess

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

If you wish to find out which one to choose for your next project, read this article. with its low latency I/O operations, gives the benefit of ‘No buffering’ to developers. These frameworks are the fundamentals of the MERN stack, which comprises: MongoDB – document-based NoSQL database. Today, we will cover: Node.js

Open Source 52

Open Source Virtualization Programming Servers 52

All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Amazon SimpleDB has launched today with a new set of features giving the customer more control over which consistency and concurrency models to use in their database operations. These new features will make it easier to transition those applications to SimpleDB that are designed with traditional database tools in mind. Consistent Read.

AWS 69

AWS Latency Database Scalability 69

HammerDB

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

If you are new to running Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL TPC-C workloads with HammerDB and have needed to investigate I/O performance the chances are that you have experienced waits on writing to the Redo, Transaction Log or WAL depending on the database you are testing. Oracle Log File Sync.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Database C++ Virtualization 40