The Morning Paper

MARCH 8, 2020

Building an elastic query engine on disaggregated storage , Vuppalapati, NSDI’20. This paper describes the design decisions behind the Snowflake cloud-based data warehouse. Customer data is persisted in S3 (or the equivalent services when running on Azure or GCP), and compute is handled in EC2 instances.

Storage 112

Storage Engineering Cache Serverless 112

Scalegrid

JUNE 9, 2020

DigitalOcean instance costs are also over 28% less expensive than AWS, and over 26% less than Azure, providing significant savings for companies who are struggling in this global climate.

Availability 227

Availability Open Source Benchmarking Database 227

Percona

JANUARY 24, 2023

We see the growing adoption of our Percona Kubernetes Operators and the demand to migrate workloads to the cloud-native platform. Our Operators provide built-in backup and restore capabilities, but some users are still looking for old-fashioned ways, like storage-level snapshots (i.e., AWS EBS Snapshots).

Database 65

Database Storage Open Source AWS 65

Adrian Cockcroft

APRIL 7, 2023

Sunset in Morocco — photo taken by Adrian We want to reduce carbon emissions of our compute and storage workloads, and one way of doing this is to choose a time and place where the “grid mix” of energy consumed is less carbon intensive. AWS calls this an Insufficient Capacity Exception (ICE) and works very hard to avoid it.

Energy 52

Energy AWS Azure Cloud 52

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At the AWS re:Invent 2023 conference, generative AI is a centerpiece. In this AWS re:Invent 2023 guide, we explore the role of generative AI in the issues organizations face as they move to the cloud: IT automation, cloud migration and digital transformation, application security, and more.

AWS 208

AWS Artificial Intelligence Analytics Cloud 208

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Confused about multi-cloud vs hybrid cloud and which is the right strategy for your organization? Multicloud harnesses diverse cloud services to boost flexibility, while hybrid cloud merges public and private clouds for enhanced control. What is Multi-Cloud? But what do these entail?

Strategy 147

Strategy Cloud Scalability Artificial Intelligence 147

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Nevertheless, there are related components and processes, for example, virtualization infrastructure and storage systems (see image below), that can lead to problems in your Kubernetes infrastructure. Configuring storage in Kubernetes is more complex than using a file system on your host. Cloud provider/infrastructure layer.

Virtualization 160

Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 160

Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 22, 2023

For instance, Sentinel policies can enforce rules such as "All AWS S3 buckets must have server-side encryption enabled" or "Only specific IAM roles can access certain resources." Sentinel policies are written to enforce rules such as: Requiring encryption for all Amazon S3 buckets and Azure Blob Storage containers.

AWS 52

AWS Best Practices Infrastructure Traffic 52

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses,” [link] Mar 2020 - [Gregg 20] Brendan Gregg, “Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, Second Edition,” Addison-Wesley, 2020 - [Hruska 20] Joel Hruska, “Intel Demos PCIe 5.0 Ford, et al., “TCP

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Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

Mastering Hybrid Cloud Strategy Are you looking to leverage the best private and public cloud worlds to propel your business forward? A hybrid cloud strategy could be your answer. This approach allows companies to combine the security and control of private clouds with public clouds’ scalability and innovation potential.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Sharing Data Among Multiple Servers Through AWS S3. Sharing Data Among Multiple Servers Through AWS S3. Note 1: For a simple functionality such as cropping avatars, another solution would be to completely bypass the server, and implement it directly in the cloud through Lambda functions. Leonardo Losoviz. Creating The Bucket.

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AWS Servers Storage Cloud 44

Scalegrid

JULY 8, 2019

So many default to Amazon RDS, when MySQL performs exceptionally well on Azure Cloud. While Microsoft Azure does offer a managed solution, Azure Database, the solution has some major limitations you should know about before migrating your MySQL deployments. The Best Way to Host MySQL on Azure Cloud Click To Tweet.

Azure 219

Azure Cloud Virtualization Database 219

High Scalability

JUNE 22, 2018

And if you know anyone looking for a simple book that uses lots of pictures and lots of examples to explain the cloud, then please recommend my new book: Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10. 40 million : Netflix monthly spend on cloud services; 5% : retention increase can increase profits 25%; 50+% : Facebook's IPv6 traffic from the U.S,

Internet 113

Internet Internet Scalability Artificial Intelligence 113

ScaleOut Software

JANUARY 9, 2020

In addition, the platform provides fast, in-memory data storage so that the application can easily and quickly record both telemetry and analytics results for each store. In addition, the cloud service hosts aggregate analytics that can continuously complete every few seconds, avoiding the need to wait for offline results from a data lake.

Logistics 52

Logistics Retail Analytics Azure 52

ScaleOut Software

JANUARY 9, 2020

In addition, the platform provides fast, in-memory data storage so that the application can easily and quickly record both telemetry and analytics results for each store. In addition, the cloud service hosts aggregate analytics that can continuously complete every few seconds, avoiding the need to wait for offline results from a data lake.

Logistics 52

Logistics Retail Analytics Azure 52

ScaleOut Software

JANUARY 9, 2020

In addition, the platform provides fast, in-memory data storage so that the application easily can keep track of both telemetry and analytics results for each store. In addition, the cloud service hosts aggregate analytics that continuously run every few seconds, avoiding the need to wait for offline results from a data lake.

Logistics 52

Logistics Retail Analytics Azure 52

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses,” [link] , Mar 2020 [Gregg 20] Brendan Gregg, “Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud, Second Edition,” Addison-Wesley, 2020 [Hruska 20] Joel Hruska, “Intel Demos PCIe 5.0 Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

High Scalability

APRIL 16, 2019

At ScaleGrid, we offer highly available hosting for MySQL on AWS and MySQL on Azure that is implemented based on the concepts explained in this blog series. This concludes our 3-part blog series on the MySQL High Availability (HA) framework using semisynchronous replication and the Corosync plus Pacemaker stack.

Availability 149

Availability Network Azure AWS 149

Percona

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

If you’re using PostgreSQL in the cloud, there’s a good chance you’re spending more than you need in order to get the results you need for your business. Usage reduction: What to look for to reduce PostgreSQL cloud costs The first step in cost reduction is to use what you need and not more. Don’t pay for capacity you don’t use or need.

Cloud 117

Cloud Serverless AWS Storage 117

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

What is workload in cloud computing? 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. The environments, which were previously isolated, are now working seamlessly under central control.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In recent years, function-as-a-service (FaaS) platforms such as Google Cloud Functions (GCF) have gained popularity as an easy way to run code in a highly available, fault-tolerant serverless environment. What is Google Cloud Functions? Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute service for creating and launching microservices.

Google 221

Google Cloud Serverless Azure 221

Percona

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are a wealth of options on how you can approach storage configuration in Percona Operator for PostgreSQL , and in this blog post, we review various storage strategies — from basics to more sophisticated use cases. For example, you can choose the public cloud storage type – gp3, io2, etc, or set file system.

Storage 101

Storage Strategy Cloud Azure 101

Dynatrace

JULY 31, 2020

Cloud-based solutions typically aren’t a viable option or enterprises that have strict security or privacy policies that require their data to be maintained on-premise. To give you a helping hand in such scenarios, we decided to facilitate Managed cluster deployments for major cloud platforms. Dynatrace news. Prerequisites.

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Cloud Availability Azure Google 209

The Symphonia

JUNE 19, 2018

Some in-depth and unusual client work (want to encrypt a petabyte of S3 storage? I was fortunate to be both presenting a 2-day workshop (on AWS Serverless Architectures and Continuous Deployment) as well as hosting a full-day Serverless track of talks. Unlike the temperature outside. John and I (Mike) have had a fun three months.

Serverless 40

Serverless AWS DevOps Open Source 40

Scalegrid

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In this latest trends report, we analyze the most popular cloud providers for PostgreSQL, VACUUM strategies, query management strategies, and on-premises vs. public cloud use being leveraged by enterprise organizations. Most Popular Cloud Providers for PostgreSQL Hosting. of PostgreSQL cloud use compared to 55.0%

Strategy 182

Strategy Cloud Java Open Source 182

Scalegrid

JULY 29, 2019

In order for your WordPress website to be able to access, store and retrieve the data in your MySQL database, it needs to be hosted online through a cloud computing service. Host MySQL on AWS , or MySQL on Azure with configurable instance sizes through the top two cloud providers in the world. High Availability.

Database 166

Database Cloud Website Azure 166

Dynatrace

APRIL 21, 2022

Cloud Foundry transition to Settings 2.0. Configuration API for AWS and Azure supporting services. You can now get a list of all AWS and Azure supporting services on your cluster, by current version, using the AWS credentials API and Azure credentials API respectively. Autonomous Cloud.

Azure 215

Azure Metrics AWS Monitoring 215

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While you may assume a great majority of the cloud database deployments are run on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, small to medium-sized businesses in particular are gravitating towards the developer-friendly cloud provider, DigitalOcean , for their hosting for MongoDB® needs. MongoDB Replication Strategies.

Azure 187

Azure AWS Latency Database 187

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As cloud environments become increasingly complex, legacy solutions can’t keep up with modern demands. As a result, companies run into the cloud complexity wall – also known as the cloud observability wall – as they struggle to manage modern applications and gain multicloud observability with outdated tools.

Cloud 226

Cloud Serverless Hardware Operating System 226

Dynatrace

AUGUST 11, 2022

Before an organization moves to function as a service, it’s important to understand how it works, its benefits and challenges, its effect on scalability, and why cloud-native observability is essential for attaining peak performance. Cloud providers then manage physical hardware, virtual machines, and web server software management.

Development 250

Development Serverless Best Practices Lambda 250

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. 3 End-to-end distributed trace including Azure Functions. Dynatrace news. New to Dynatrace?

Serverless 187

Serverless Azure Lambda AWS 187

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 ? Amazon Aurora is a proprietary, cloud-native, fully managed relational database service developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Dynatrace

JUNE 26, 2020

We’re now proud to announce the first set of fully integrated, worldwide, multi-cloud, and high-availability public locations for HTTP monitoring. Here is the first batch of 15 public locations for HTTP monitoring: Chicago (Azure) ?, Virginia (Azure), N. Virginia (AWS) ?, Sydney (AWS) ? Support for OAuth 2.0,

Monitoring 256

Monitoring Azure AWS Traffic 256

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Container as a service is a cloud-based service that allows companies to manage and deploy containers at scale. Container environments enable enterprises to quickly deploy and develop cloud-native applications that can run anywhere. This, in turn, drove the creation of cloud-based services that further automated this function.

Serverless 218

Serverless Azure Hardware Transportation 218

Dynatrace

AUGUST 24, 2020

But there are other related components and processes (for example, cloud provider infrastructure) that can cause problems in applications running on Kubernetes. Dynatrace AWS monitoring gives you an overview of the resources that are used in your AWS infrastructure along with their historical usage. OneAgent and its Operator .

Analytics 240

Analytics Infrastructure AWS Operating System 240

O'Reilly

MAY 19, 2020

O’Reilly Learning > We wanted to discover what our readers were doing with cloud, microservices, and other critical infrastructure and operations technologies. Without further ado, here are the key results: • At first glance, cloud usage seems overwhelming. More than half of respondents use multiple cloud services. •

Cloud 141

Cloud Serverless AWS Architecture 141

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Log monitoring, log analysis, and log analytics are more important than ever as organizations adopt more cloud-native technologies, containers, and microservices-based architectures. Driving this growth is the increasing adoption of hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP) and containerized microservices running on Kubernetes.

Analytics 208

Analytics Monitoring Artificial Intelligence DevOps 208