InfoQ

JUNE 26, 2023

Microsoft has recently unveiled several new features for Azure Cosmos DB to enhance cost efficiency, boost performance, and increase elasticity. These features are burst capacity, hierarchical partition keys, serverless container storage of 1 TB, and priority-based execution. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Azure 85

Azure Serverless Performance Storage 85

SQL Performance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance became generally available in late 2018. Managed Instance provides two tiers for performance. The General Purpose tier is designed for applications with typical performance and I/O latency requirements and provides built-in HA. One size does not always fit all. GB per vCore. Conclusion.

Azure 63

Azure Performance Storage Latency 63

Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2023

Managing cloud performance is increasingly challenging for organizations that spread workloads across a greater variety of platforms. Moreover, organizations have to balance maintaining security, retaining cloud management expertise, and managing infrastructure performance. Rural lifestyle retail giant Tractor Supply Co.

Cloud 171

Cloud Ecommerce Performance Retail 171

InfoQ

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft announced the general availability (GA) of partitioned namespaces feature for Azure Service Bus, which allows customers to use partitioning for the premium messaging tier. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Azure 68

Azure Availability Design Scalability 68

InfoQ

MARCH 24, 2021

Recently Microsoft announced Azure Monitor SQL Insights for Azure SQL in public preview. With the preview, customers will get a flexible canvas for telemetry collection, analysis, and rich custom visualization. By Steef-Jan Wiggers.

Azure 74

Azure Monitoring Design Servers 74

Dynatrace

MARCH 18, 2024

In a Dynatrace Perform 2024 session, Kristof Renders, director of innovation services, discussed how a stronger FinOps strategy coupled with observability can make a significant difference in helping teams to keep spiraling infrastructure costs under control and manage cloud spending. Suboptimal architecture design.

Best Practices 232

Best Practices Strategy Cloud AWS 232

InfoQ

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Microsoft recently announced a comprehensive refresh of the Well-Architected Framework (WAF) for designing and running optimized workloads on Azure. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Azure 118

Azure Design Best Practices Architecture 118

Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2024

This blog post explores how AI observability enables organizations to predict and control costs, performance, and data reliability. Data dependencies and framework intricacies require observing the lifecycle of an AI-powered application end to end, from infrastructure and model performance to semantic caches and workflow orchestration.

Cache 204

Cache Azure Infrastructure Monitoring 204

InfoQ

JULY 20, 2023

Microsoft recently announced the general availability (GA) of Azure Managed Lustre, a managed file system for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Azure 40

Azure Availability Systems Performance 40

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is a set of best practices and guidelines that help you design and operate reliable, secure, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable systems in the cloud. The framework comprises six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

AWS 247

AWS Efficiency Azure Cloud 247

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person! Or even on a plane.

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Connect to JFrog Pipelines , Atlassian Bitbucket , GitLab , or Azure DevOps to automatically deploy applications into various stages, from staging and testing to production. Toggle feature flags with LaunchDarkly and Split to proactively optimize application performance. Atlassian Bitbucket.

Artificial Intelligence 229

Artificial Intelligence DevOps Azure Cloud 229

DZone

JANUARY 8, 2024

As organizations increasingly migrate their applications to the cloud, efficient and scalable load balancing becomes pivotal for ensuring optimal performance and high availability. Each of these services addresses specific use cases, offering diverse functionalities to meet the demands of modern applications. What Is Load Balancing?

Azure 275

Azure Scalability Traffic Performance 275

Tasktop

JANUARY 13, 2021

Tasktop integrated the organization’s ITSM tool— ServiceNow —to its Agile development tools— Atlassian Jira and Microsoft Azure DevOps —to optimize its ability to resolve users’ problems faster across all systems. Some teams use Jira, and others use Azure DevOps depending on the product value stream.

Azure 52

Azure DevOps Healthcare Metrics 52

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The result is smarter, data-driven solutions designed to manage cloud spend. FinOps helps engineering, development, finance, and business teams meet critical key performance indicators (KPIs) and fulfill service-level agreements. What is FinOps?

Cloud 195

Cloud Strategy Retail Energy 195

Tasktop

APRIL 20, 2021

Optimized performance in large scale Implementation. In this new release, we’re making all that even easier with a design facelift to this all-important area. Optimized Performance in Large Scale Implementations. 590) and Sharepoint (Azure AD). New exciting features include: Improved admin experience. Subscribe now.

Design 52

Design Healthcare Azure Government 52

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DevOps platform engineers are responsible for cloud platform availability and performance, as well as the efficiency of virtual bandwidth, routers, switches, virtual private networks, firewalls, and network management. Microsoft Azure. DevOps engineer tools can help ease the pressure as environment complexity grows.

DevOps 191

DevOps Engineering Testing Open Source 191

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

Scalegrid

MARCH 22, 2024

It focuses on aligning organizational needs with cloud services, balancing performance and cost, and ensuring compliance, security, and effective cost management. Pick combinations that are not just affordable but also high-performing. Find that sweet spot where the costs and performance balance out just right.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Government Innovation 130

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to Systems Performance 2nd Edition , and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

cdemi

DECEMBER 4, 2016

If the service is subjected to intermittent heavy loads, it can cause performance or reliability issues. Control Costs : You don't have to design your service to meet peak load, but rather average load. Modern software usually involves running tasks that invoke services. Considerations.

Design 47

Design Azure Scalability Latency 47

Dynatrace

AUGUST 27, 2019

Welcome back to the blog series in which we share how you can easily solve three common problem scenarios by using Dynatrace and xMatters Flow Designer. This is where xMatters Flow Designer comes into play, by automating remediation steps at the touch of a button. Dynatrace news. xMatters creates and updates Jira issues.

Systems 176

Systems DevOps Latency Azure 176

Dynatrace

JUNE 7, 2023

A typical design pattern is the use of a semantic search over a domain-specific knowledge base, like internal documentation, to provide the required context in the prompt. This includes OpenAI as well as Azure OpenAI services, such as GPT-3, Codex, DALL-E, or ChatGPT. Our example dashboard below visualizes OpenAI token consumption.

Monitoring 164

Monitoring Latency Metrics Azure 164

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To make this happen, enterprises are shifting an unprecedented volume of workloads onto cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure. How Azure digital transformation helps There are three ways that Microsoft Azure can help organizations do more with less when it comes to organizations’ digital transformation journeys. Optimization.

Azure 172

Azure Technology Technology Cloud 172

Dynatrace

JUNE 7, 2023

” In recent years, cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM, and Google began offering Kubernetes as part of their managed services. Additionally, OpenShift is designed to meet the needs of industries with strong compliance and regulatory requirements, such as healthcare or finance.

Open Source 206

Open Source Social Media Infrastructure Operating System 206

InfoQ

APRIL 8, 2019

In a recent blog post, Microsoft introduced the general availability (GA) of Azure Front Door (AFD), a scalable and secure entry point for web applications.

Azure 40

Azure Scalability Technology Technology 40

Tech News Gather

MAY 27, 2024

Azure Container Instances (ACI) represents a breakthrough in cloud technology, offering a streamlined and cost-effective solution for running containers on Microsoft Azure. What is Azure Container Instances? This is where expert Microsoft Azure consulting projects becomes invaluable.

Azure 52

Azure Best Practices Virtualization Scalability 52

Dynatrace

AUGUST 1, 2019

More specifically, I’ll demonstrate how in just a few steps, you can add Dynatrace information events to your Azure DevOps release pipelines for things like deployments, performance tests, or configuration changes. Microsoft DevOps Azure is one of the best CI/CD systems and a strategic technical Dynatrace partner.

Azure 26

Azure DevOps Performance Testing Testing 26

Percona

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Percona is a leading provider of unbiased, performance-first, open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility, minimize risks, and stay competitive, free from vendor lock-in. Release highlights include: Added support for Percona Server for MongoDB 7.0.

Open Source 79

Open Source Azure Servers Programming 79

Percona

JULY 24, 2023

While AWS EBS snapshots were mentioned the most, the likes of persistent disk snapshots on GCP, Azure-managed disk snapshots, or local storage, as well as k8s snapshot capabilities, were also playing a crucial part in the backup strategies. We want to ensure that our Community feels that this design we delivered fits their use cases.

Availability 75

Availability Open Source Strategy Storage 75

ScaleOut Software

APRIL 6, 2021

With the ScaleOut Digital Twin Streaming Service , an Azure-hosted cloud service, ScaleOut Software introduced breakthrough capabilities for streaming analytics using the real-time digital twin concept. The management console installs as a set of Docker containers on the management server.

IoT 52

IoT Azure Analytics Healthcare 52

Testsigma

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The focus has shifted to non-functional testing, including running security tests, API & workflow-based performance testing, Chaos Engineering, compatibility testing, etc. API Tests are faster to design, execute and maintain. Performance or security tests are seen as a part of ‘hardening’ or release-level sprints.

Engineering 104

Engineering Social Media DevOps Azure 104

Dynatrace

APRIL 19, 2023

Creating an ecosystem that facilitates data security and data privacy by design can be difficult, but it’s critical to securing information. When organizations focus on data privacy by design, they build security considerations into cloud systems upfront rather than as a bolt-on consideration. Why perform exclusion at two points?

Design 192

Design Storage Programming Analytics 192

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As organizations shift to hybrid cloud environments, there are two platforms really dominating the market and Microsoft Azure is the fastest growing with adoption rates skyrocketing. Let’s dig into what Azure is all about and some of the use cases. What is Azure? What can Azure do for my business? diverse use cases from?

Azure 248

Azure Serverless Innovation Cloud 248

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cloud services platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP are reshaping how organizations deliver value to their customers, making cloud migration an increasingly attractive option for running applications. Improved performance and availability. The third big advantage of cloud migration is performance and availability. Read eBook now!

Cloud 165

Cloud Traffic Best Practices Strategy 165

The Morning Paper

MARCH 8, 2020

This paper describes the design decisions behind the Snowflake cloud-based data warehouse. This paper presents Snowflake design and implementation along with a discussion on how recent changes in cloud infrastructure (emerging hardware, fine-grained billing, etc.) From shared-nothing to disaggregation. joins) during query processing.

Storage 112

Storage Engineering Cache Serverless 112

Dynatrace

APRIL 21, 2022

As organizations adopt microservices architecture with cloud-native technologies such as Microsoft Azure , many quickly notice an increase in operational complexity. To guide organizations through their cloud migrations, Microsoft developed the Azure Well-Architected Framework. What is the Azure Well-Architected Framework?

Azure 188

Azure Monitoring Virtualization Metrics 188