The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

AV1 playback on TV platforms relies on hardware solutions, which generally take longer to be deployed. Throughout 2020 the industry made impressive progress on AV1 hardware solutions. This strategy improves encoding throughput by right-sizing jobs based on instance types. TV manufacturers released TVs ready for AV1 streaming.

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Media Open Source Efficiency Software Engineering 246

Testlodge

APRIL 14, 2021

A software tester’s work life includes making sure that systems that have been designed to achieve specific results behave exactly as they should. These systems are a combination of different hardware and software which have been configured to perform the desired task. What is Configuration Testing? An Example.

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Testing Hardware Virtualization Operating System 89

Dynatrace

APRIL 5, 2021

AWS Lambda enables organizations to access many types of functions from AWS’ cloud-based services, such as: Data processing, to execute code based on triggers, system states, or user actions. You will likely need to write code to integrate systems and handle complex tasks or incoming network requests.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These metrics help to keep a network system up and running?, Containment: Implements actions to safeguard affected systems, resolves incidents quickly and escalates an event to other teams when necessary. Maintenance: Reduces the risk of an incident occurring again with root-cause analysis and continuous improvements to the system.

DevOps 202

DevOps Artificial Intelligence Metrics Network 202

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This results in expedited query execution, reduced resource utilization, and more efficient exploitation of the available hardware resources. This not only enhances performance but also enables you to make more efficient use of your hardware resources, potentially resulting in cost savings on infrastructure.

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 4, 2019

We were able to meaningfully improve both the predictability and performance of these containers by taking some of the CPU isolation responsibility away from the operating system and moving towards a data driven solution involving combinatorial optimization and machine learning. It has 8 physical hyperthreaded cores, split on 2 NUMA sockets.

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Cache Latency Airlines Logistics 251

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to a 2023 Forrester survey commissioned by Hashicorp , 61% of respondents had implemented, were expanding, or were upgrading their multi-cloud strategy. Nearly every vendor at Kubecon and every person we spoke to had some form of a multi-cloud requirement or strategy. We expect that number to rise higher in 2024.

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Cloud Open Source Strategy Best Practices 79

Scalegrid

APRIL 16, 2020

In this post, we compare ScaleGrid’s Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) plan vs. the standard Dedicated Hosting model to help you determine the best strategy for your MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis™ and MongoDB® database deployment. Both AWS EC2 instances and Azure VM instances are available as Reserved Instances, and can be used through the BYOC plan.

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Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To achieve optimal tracking results it is important to choose wisely among available tools like Prometheus or Grafana, which offer deeper insights into understanding your Redis® instances for better performance optimization. Providing them with clear insights into their system’s performance overall.

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Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Confused about multi-cloud vs hybrid cloud and which is the right strategy for your organization? Real-world examples like Spotify’s multi-cloud strategy for cost reduction and performance, and Netflix’s hybrid cloud setup for efficient content streaming and creation, illustrate the practical applications of each model.

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Strategy Cloud Scalability Artificial Intelligence 147

Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

These essential data points heavily influence both stability and efficiency within the system. It’s important to note that recommended throughput levels may vary depending on factors such as operating system type, network bandwidth availability, and hardware quality. it signifies memory fragmentation.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Additionally, end users can access your site or applications from anywhere in the world using different browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices, all with varying connection speeds. Response times, quality, and availability are critical factors that need to be assessed before pushing applications into production.

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Performance Testing Strategy Testing Performance 40

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

It is primarily the responsibility of the database administrator or developer to tune PostgreSQL according to their system’s workload. Hardware optimization : You need to ensure that the CPU, memory, and storage components meet the performance requirements of the database workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning?

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Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

KeyCDN

JANUARY 23, 2020

Developers use APM as part of a broader strategy to ensure certain goals are met while RUM is a more narrow tool to support that strategy. A wide range of users with different operating systems, browsers, hardware configurations and other variables provides a wide sample size that helps developers discover as many issues as possible.

Strategy 72

Strategy Metrics Monitoring Servers 72

Dotcom-Montior

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It also encompasses a strategy and set of practices and principles across service offerings and is closely tied to DevOps and operations. To think about it another way, site reliability engineering is where the traditional IT role, or system administration role, and DevOps meet. What Does a Site Reliability Engineer Do?

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Engineering DevOps Monitoring Google 67

The Agile Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

IBM had launched the trademarked Personal Computer in 1981 using an open architecture of widely available components from 3rd party sources such as Intel and the fledgling Disk Operating System from an unknown firm in Seattle called Microsoft. In 1987, IBM introduced a new product, the Personal System/2.

Hardware 52

Hardware Social Media Media Strategy 52

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Conventional computers now sport touchscreens and otherwise blur the lines between device types – and between mobile and desktop operating systems. Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces presents and shares real information on hardware, people, interactions, and environments. The eBook is available right away (PDF, ePUB, Amazon Kindle).

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Mobile Design Best Practices Website 89

Testsigma

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The testing phase starts with unit testing followed by integration testing, system testing, system integration testing, acceptance testing, and regression testing. System testing- checks end to end flows works as expected. Acceptance testing- to validate the system is developed as per business requirement. Re-execute all.

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Testing Hardware Testing Tools Strategy 53

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system for online applications and data warehousing. However, data loss is always possible due to hardware malfunction, software defects, or other unforeseen circumstances, just like with any computer system.

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Best Practices Storage Strategy Database 130

Percona

AUGUST 30, 2023

In general terms, here are potential trouble spots: Hardware failure: Manufacturing defects, wear and tear, physical damage, and other factors can cause hardware to fail. heat) can damage hardware components and prompt data loss. Without data backup mechanisms, there can be data loss or system downtime.

Database 87

Database Hardware Open Source Strategy 87

Dotcom-Montior

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Systems, web applications, servers, devices, etc., SREs and DevOps teams can use these incidents to build back better and improve their systems and services. Now that we have talked about what an incident is, incident management is the process by which teams resolve these events and bring systems and services back to normal operation.

Social Media 90

Social Media Monitoring Latency DevOps 90

The Morning Paper

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Enterprises in every industry are developing strategies for digitally transforming their businesses at every level. ML learning systems combine the characteristics of software, e.g. the need for CI/CD pipelines, and of data, e.g. the need to track lineage. And there’s going to be a lot of them!

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Government Software Engineering Storage Database 95

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

To make data count and to ensure cloud computing is unabated, companies and organizations must have highly available databases. This guide provides an overview of what high availability means, the components involved, how to measure high availability, and how to achieve it. Some disruption might occur, but it will be minimal.

Availability 107

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 107

Testsigma

JANUARY 30, 2021

You just need to hit the URL and launch the application on the available browser on your phone. It also allows users to access a website for which native application is not available. There are so many different devices readily available in the market today to view a website. Why is mobile web browser testing important?

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Mobile Testing Website Internet 52

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Strategy: Choosing your path Having a strategy for your migration will make the move to open source go that much smoother. Your approach should align with your goals, abilities, and organizational requirements, and there are some common migration strategies for you to consider as you move forward. And finally… budgets.

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Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 91

KeyCDN

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Let’s take a look at some of the best error monitoring tools and strategies for 2018. Monitoring errors on the front-end requires a bit more work because front-end performance is highly dependant on the user’s hardware, software and connection. A comprehensive bug testing strategy should incorporate them all: 1.

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Strategy Monitoring Website Google 67

Dynatrace

MAY 1, 2023

Additionally, ITOA gathers and processes information from applications, services, networks, operating systems, and cloud infrastructure hardware logs in real time. Here are the six steps of a typical ITOA process : Define the data infrastructure strategy. Operations analytics ensures IT systems perform as expected.

Analytics 182

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Big Data Open Source 182

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Given the wide variety of computers, operating systems, and browsers currently available to consumers, testing these variations is important for testers to work. This whole scenario will require an automation system to avoid all these hassles and use all the team’s valuable time. . Automated tests are reusable.

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Testing Testing Tools Software Engineering Efficiency 54

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. The great thing about this is that it provides companies with an unprecedented level of freedom when configuring their system.

Database 130

Database Cloud Hardware Storage 130

Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 12, 2018

Data Pipeline A data pipeline is a software that ingests data from multiple sources, transforms it and finally makes it available to internal or external products. In a nutshell, a data pipeline is a distributed system. A data pipeline is a software which runs on hardware.

Latency 63

Latency Analytics Scalability Engineering 63

Highly Scalable

AUGUST 20, 2013

In recent years, this idea got a lot of traction and a whole bunch of solutions like Twitter’s Storm, Yahoo’s S4, Cloudera’s Impala, Apache Spark, and Apache Tez appeared and joined the army of Big Data and NoSQL systems. The system should deliver performance of tens of thousands messages per second even on clusters of minimal size.

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The Morning Paper

JUNE 27, 2019

Machine learning systems are stuck in a rut Barham & Isard, HotOS’19. In this paper we argue that systems for numerical computing are stuck in a local basin of performance and programmability. Take a simple example: it would be really nice if we could have named dimensions instead of always having to work with indices.

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Systems Tuning Programming Innovation 87

Alex Russell

MARCH 9, 2024

This strategy is exemplified by 1990s-era Andreesen's goal to render Windows "a poorly debugged set of device drivers" The idea is that the web is where the action is, and that the browser winning more user Jobs To Be Done follows from increasing the web platform's capability.

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Benchmarking Strategy Internet Internet 59

O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A year after the first web servers became available, how many companies had websites or were experimenting with building them? That pricing won’t be sustainable, particularly as hardware shortages drive up the cost of building infrastructure. Certainly not two-thirds of them. We expect search to be everywhere. AI will be the same.

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Open Source Artificial Intelligence Google Infrastructure 108

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. Several tools are available for implementing disk-level encryption, including BitLocker for Windows, dm-crypt for Linux, and FileVault for MacOS. Encryption available in databases.

Database 93

Database Storage Servers Strategy 93

Percona

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As businesses and applications increasingly rely on MySQL databases to manage their critical data, ensuring data reliability and availability becomes paramount. In this age of digital information, robust backup and recovery strategies are the pillars on which the stability of applications stands. Why Do MySQL Backups Matter?

Best Practices 79

Best Practices Storage Strategy Database 79

Percona

AUGUST 15, 2023

MySQL replication provides high availability, load balancing, and data redundancy, enhancing system reliability. Replication also provides for data availability by enabling failover to a replica in case the primary server becomes unavailable. What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of MySQL Replication?

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