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. An increasingly large fraction of data in modern workloads comes from less predictable and highly variable sources. joins) during query processing.

Storage 112

Storage Engineering Cache Serverless 112

SQL Performance

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Migrating an on-premises SQL Server instance to an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) is a common method to migrate to Azure. IT professionals are familiar with scoping the size of VMs with regards to vCPU, memory, and storage capacity. You'll see the types referenced as Family in the Azure Portal when sizing a VM.

Azure 76

Azure Benchmarking Storage Virtualization 76

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways A cloud workload encompasses any application or service running on a cloud infrastructure, facilitating tasks ranging from basic functions to advanced data analysis with the help of resources like databases, collaboration tools, and disaster recovery systems. This need is often referred to as “workload optimization.”

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

ScaleOut Software

JULY 14, 2021

The Microsoft Azure IoT ecosystem offers a rich set of capabilities for processing IoT telemetry, from its arrival in the cloud through its storage in databases and data lakes. Acting as a switchboard for incoming and outgoing messages, Azure IoT Hub forms the core of these capabilities.

IoT 52

IoT Azure Analytics Serverless 52

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

The study analyzes factual Kubernetes production data from thousands of organizations worldwide that are using the Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform to keep their Kubernetes clusters secure, healthy, and high performing. Accordingly, the remaining 27% of clusters are self-managed by the customer on cloud virtual machines.

Open Source 343

Open Source Java Operating System Programming 343

SQL Performance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance became generally available in late 2018. Each service tier supports anywhere from 4 to 80 logical CPUs — also known as virtual cores, or vCores. Storage is a bit more difficult to plan and make considerations for, due to having to consider multiple factors. GB per vCore.

Azure 63

Azure Performance Storage Latency 63

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. Microsoft is continually working on improving their products and Azure SQL Database is no different. GB per vCore.

Azure 55

Azure Database Serverless Hardware 55

Scalegrid

MARCH 14, 2024

Implementing a hybrid cloud solution involves careful decision-making regarding application and data placement, migration strategies, and choosing compatible cloud service providers while ensuring seamless integration and addressing security and compliance challenges. We will examine each of these elements in more detail.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure 130

DZone

APRIL 26, 2019

In the era of Digital Transformation (DX) the IT landscape has expanded to environments that rely extensively on virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), and cloud computing. As a result, the number of servers and the quantity of traffic have been exploding exponentially.

Azure 145

Azure Traffic Virtualization Performance 145

Dynatrace

MARCH 24, 2023

Problems include provisioning and deployment; load balancing; securing interactions between containers; configuration and allocation of resources such as networking and storage; and deprovisioning containers that are no longer needed. How does container orchestration work?

Infrastructure 186

Infrastructure Open Source Operating System Cloud 186

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In a time when modern microservices are easier to deploy, GCF, like its counterparts AWS Lambda and Microsoft Azure Functions , gives development teams an agility boost for delivering value to their customers quickly with low overhead costs. Overall, these functions excel in scenarios where data enrichment and logic application are paramount.

Google 221

Google Cloud Serverless Azure 221

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. DigitalOcean Advantages for MongoDB. DigitalOcean Droplets.

Azure 187

Azure AWS Latency Database 187

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. The Kubernetes experience.

Virtualization 161

Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 161

Dynatrace

AUGUST 24, 2020

To make this possible, the application code should be instrumented with telemetry data for deep insights, including: Metrics to find out how the behavior of a system has changed over time. Logs represent event data in plain-text, structured or binary format. Dynatrace VMware and virtualization documentation .

Analytics 240

Analytics Infrastructure AWS Operating System 240

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

By analyzing real-time data, AI-based models can: Adjust the allocation of resources in response to demand Boost business performance Reduce unnecessary expenditures Lead to significant cost savings Improve scalability Operational Efficiency through Automation Automation is a significant way AI enhances cloud operations.

Artificial Intelligence 147

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Scalability Analytics 147

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Chatbots and virtual assistants Chatbots and virtual assistants are becoming more common on websites and web applications as they provide an efficient and convenient way for users to interact with a business. Another benefit is cost savings associated with server and data center setup and maintenance.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Development Serverless Website 111

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Titus, the Netflix container management platform, is now open source,” [link] Apr 2018 - [Cutress 19] Dr. [link] 2021 - [Trader 21] Tiffany Trader, “Cerebras Second-Gen 7nm Wafer Scale Engine Doubles AI Performance Over First-Gen Chip ,” [link] Apr 2021 - [Ghigoff 21] Yoann Ghigoff, et al., "BMC:

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

Dynatrace

AUGUST 24, 2020

To make this possible, the application code should be instrumented with telemetry data for deep insights , includin g: . Logs represent event data in plain-text, structured or binary format . This type of data can be extended by adding additional meta-information, like real user experience data and topology details. .

Analytics 135

Analytics Infrastructure AWS Operating System 135

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

SQL Server relies on Forced-Unit-Access (Fua) I/O subsystem capabilities to provide data durability, detailed in the following documents: SQL Server 2000 I/O Basic and SQL Server I/O Basics, Chapter 2. Be sure to deploy SQL Server 2017 CU6 or newer for best data durability and performance results. “. The Back Story. 4 Socket, TPCC.

Servers 90

Servers Media Cache Storage 90

ScaleOut Software

JULY 19, 2021

Incoming data is saved into data storage (historian database or log store) for query by operational managers who must attempt to find the highest priority issues that require their attention. The following diagram illustrates a typical workflow. What’s missing in this picture?

IoT 78

IoT Analytics Big Data Architecture 78

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Titus, the Netflix container management platform, is now open source,” [link] , Apr 2018 [Cutress 19] Dr. [link] , 2021 [Trader 21] Tiffany Trader, “Cerebras Second-Gen 7nm Wafer Scale Engine Doubles AI Performance Over First-Gen Chip ,” [link] , Apr 2021 [Ghigoff 21] Yoann Ghigoff, et al.,

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Sharing Data Among Multiple Servers Through AWS S3. Sharing Data Among Multiple Servers Through AWS S3. Note: It makes sense to use S3 as the cloud object storage solution only if we also use Amazon’s service for virtual servers on the cloud, EC2 , for running the application. Leonardo Losoviz. Large preview ).

AWS 44

AWS Servers Storage Cloud 44

ScaleOut Software

AUGUST 19, 2014

As more computing resources are needed to handle a growing workload, virtual servers (also called cloud “ instances ”) can be added to take up the slack. Like the applications they serve, IMDGs are deployed as a cluster of cloud-hosted virtual servers that scales as the workload demands. IMDGs Help Scale Applications.

Cloud 40

Cloud Azure Virtualization Scalability 40

ScaleOut Software

AUGUST 19, 2014

As more computing resources are needed to handle a growing workload, virtual servers (also called cloud “ instances ”) can be added to take up the slack. Like the applications they serve, IMDGs are deployed as a cluster of cloud-hosted virtual servers that scales as the workload demands. IMDGs Help Scale Applications.

Cloud 40

Cloud Azure Virtualization Scalability 40

Adrian Cockcroft

APRIL 5, 2023

by Adrian Cockcroft Three windows lined up to let the light in through a door in the Madrassa, Marrakech — Picture by Adrian The existing approaches to carbon measurement provide delayed data for carbon accounting that is more akin to billing information in the way it is structured and queried.

Energy 52

Energy Metrics Cloud Operating System 52

SQL Server According to Bob

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

​​​​ Another example would be backup to Azure Storage using the rest interface to read and ​​ write data to/from Azure Blob Storage. ​​ As previously discussed, the VDI client may consume a Write command, compress and write the data to a file.

Servers 40

Servers Availability Transportation Database 40

O'Reilly

MAY 19, 2020

A lot happened between January and the first week of March, when we got around to analyzing our survey data. AWS is far and away the cloud leader, followed by Azure (at more than half of share) and Google Cloud. But most Azure and GCP users also use AWS; the reverse isn’t necessarily true. All told, we received 1,283 responses.

Cloud 141

Cloud Serverless AWS Architecture 141