The Morning Paper

MAY 27, 2019

Last week we saw the benefits of rethinking memory and pointer models at the hardware level when it came to object storage and compression ( Zippads ). The protections are hardware implemented and cannot be forged in software. And this all has to work for whole-system executions, not just the C-language portion of user processes.

C++ 61

C++ Hardware Virtualization Benchmarking 61

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Indexing efficiency Monitoring indexing efficiency in MySQL involves analyzing query performance, using EXPLAIN statements, utilizing performance monitoring tools, reviewing error logs, performing regular index maintenance, and benchmarking/testing. This KPI is also directly related to Query Performance and helps improve it.

Performance 102

Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 102

Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

I became the Sun UK local specialist in performance and hardware, and as Sun transitioned from a desktop workstation company to sell high end multiprocessor servers I was helping customers find and fix scalability problems. We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc.

Tuning 52

Tuning Benchmarking Engineering C++ 52

HammerDB

DECEMBER 5, 2020

A full understanding of why this is important requires some knowledge of the evolution of database hardware and software. The HammerDB TPROC-C workload by design intended as CPU and memory intensive workload derived from TPC-C – so that we get to benchmark at maximum CPU performance at a much smaller database footprint.

C++ 40

C++ Benchmarking Virtualization Open Source 40

Abhishek Tiwari

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In 2018, a widespread adaptation of Kubernetes for big data processing is anitcipated. A recent performance benchmark completed by Intel and BlueData using the BigBench benchmarking kit has shown that the performance ratios for container-based Hadoop workloads on BlueData EPIC are equal to and in some cases, better than bare-metal Hadoop [7].

Big Data 63

Big Data Storage Benchmarking Hardware 63

KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

Before you begin tuning your website or application, you must first figure out which metrics matter most to your users and establish some achievable benchmarks. Measurements refer to specific data points, such as the number of seconds it takes to process a request. Memory utilization: The amount of memory required to process a request.

Testing Tools 55

Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

Percona

JANUARY 19, 2023

Compression: Compression is the process of restructuring the data by changing its encoding in order to store it in fewer bytes. With hardware being more powerful and cheaper, and the technology evolving, now it is easier than ever to manage large tables in MySQL. 1 mysql mysql 592K Dec 30 02:48 tb1.ibd ibd -rw-r --. ibd -rw-r --.

Open Source 85

Open Source Storage Database Big Data 85

The Morning Paper

MAY 12, 2019

An open-source benchmark suite for microservices and their hardware-software implications for cloud & edge systems Gan et al., A typical architecture diagram for one of these services looks like this: Suitably armed with a set of benchmark microservices applications, the investigation can begin! Hardware implications.

Open Source 61

Open Source Hardware Benchmarking Systems 61

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Limits of a lift-and-shift approach A traditional lift-and-shift approach, where teams migrate a monolithic application directly onto hardware hosted in the cloud, may seem like the logical first step toward application transformation. Use SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs as performance benchmarks for newly migrated microservices.

Architecture 234

Architecture Artificial Intelligence Cloud Open Source 234

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This type of database offers scalability with no downtime along with giving businesses control over what resources they use through customization capabilities such as choosing hardware infrastructure options or building security measures around it. These advantages come at an expense.

Database 130

Database Cloud Hardware Storage 130

HammerDB

JUNE 27, 2022

HammerDB is a software application for database benchmarking. It enables the user to measure database performance and make comparative judgements about database hardware and software. Databases are highly sophisticated software, and to design and run a fair benchmark workload is a complex undertaking. Derived Workloads.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Open Source C++ Cache 62

HammerDB

OCTOBER 18, 2019

HammerDB doesn’t publish competitive database benchmarks, instead we always encourage people to be better informed by running their own. So over at Phoronix some database benchmarks were published showing PostgreSQL 12 Performance With AMD EPYC 7742 vs. Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Benchmarks .

Benchmarking 63

Benchmarking Performance Hardware C++ 63

Daniel Lemire

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The division by a power of two ( / (2 N )) can be implemented as a right shift if we are working with unsigned integers, which compiles to single instruction: that is possible because the underlying hardware uses a base 2. We also published our benchmarks for research purposes. I make my benchmarking code available.

C++ 279

C++ Benchmarking Hardware Testing 279

Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

Hardware Memory The amount of RAM to be provisioned for database servers can vary greatly depending on the size of the database and the specific requirements of the company. As datasets continue to grow in size, the amount of RAM required to store and process these datasets also increases. Benchmark before you decide.

Performance 123

Performance Hardware Tuning Storage 123

Alex Russell

MARCH 9, 2024

This adds powerfully to the usual moat-digger's weaponisation of consensus processes. native, OS-specific) platform and the hopefully weaker web platform. Apple has perfected the moat, preventing competitors from even potentially offering disruptive features. They certainly have leaders who understand the difference.

Benchmarking 59

Benchmarking Strategy Internet Internet 59

The Morning Paper

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Furthermore, as hardware and compiler optimisations rapidly evolve, it is challenging even for a knowledgeable developer to keep up. The study is conducted using a suite of 7 real-world popular scientific applications, and two well-established benchmark suites: Miniaero solves the compressible Navier-Stokes equation. The applications.

Benchmarking 101

Benchmarking Hardware Programming Code 101

HammerDB

JANUARY 5, 2019

Some opinions claim that “Benchmarks are meaningless”, “benchmarks are irrelevant” or “benchmarks are nothing like your real applications” However for others “Benchmarks matter,” as they “account for the processing architecture and speed, memory, storage subsystems and the database engine.”

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Database Social Media Scalability 40

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Dynatrace OneAgent deployment and life-cycle management are already widely considered to be industry benchmarks for reliability and efficiency. Please note that the OneAgent update process may require that the injected OneAgent modules (for Java,Net, Apache, etc.) Dynatrace news.

Best Practices 199

Best Practices Storage Java Benchmarking 199

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Five-nines availability: The ultimate benchmark of system availability. Complicating the situation further, increasingly connected services are pushing more data processing to the edge. Gartner estimates that less than half of enterprise-generated data is now created and processed in data centers or the cloud.

Infrastructure 185

Infrastructure Availability Systems Retail 185

HammerDB

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

HammerDB is a load testing and benchmarking application for relational databases. However, it is crucial that the benchmarking application does not have inherent bottlenecks that artificially limits the scalability of the database. Basic Benchmarking Concepts. To benchmark a database we introduce the concept of a Virtual User.

Programming 67

Programming Benchmarking Virtualization C++ 67

Speed Curve

MARCH 7, 2022

These numbers should not be taken as a benchmark for your own site. JavaScript is a massive CPU hog, so this is concerning, especially if your users are on older devices with less processing power. (If You can see this by looking at the synthetic test result for Sears.com (again, available via our Industry Benchmarks ).

Mobile 145

Mobile Benchmarking Google Metrics 145

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. If a primary server fails, a backup server can take over and continue to serve requests.

Availability 104

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 104

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Was there some other program consuming CPU, like a misbehaving Ubuntu service that wasn't in CentOS? These can be invisible to top(8).

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

As an engineer on a browser team, I'm privy to the blow-by-blow of various performance projects, benchmark fire drills, and the ways performance marketing (deeply) impacts engineering priorities. With each team, benchmarks lost are understood as bugs. Helps media apps on the web save battery when doing video processing.

Media 145

Media Games Education Engineering 145

SQL Performance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This removes the burden of purchasing and maintaining your hardware, storage and networking infrastructure, while still giving you a very familiar experience with Windows and SQL Server itself. BTW, the "i" in the Standard_E64is_v3 naming means that the instance is isolated to hardware dedicated to a single customer.

Azure 72

Azure Virtualization Servers Storage 72

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Understanding DBaaS DBaaS cloud services allow users to use databases without configuring physical hardware and infrastructure or installing software. RDS also simplifies the process of automatic scaling based on workload demand, adding or subtracting replicas to efficiently distribute read requests and reduce costs during low demand.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Percona

AUGUST 5, 2023

This means that multiple partitions can be processed simultaneously, making better use of available hardware resources and further enhancing query performance. Special considerations are needed to ensure these processes still work seamlessly after partitioning. Periodically review and adjust.

Strategy 40

Strategy Storage Database Best Practices 40

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Was there some other program consuming CPU, like a misbehaving Ubuntu service that wasn't in CentOS?

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

Advances in browser content processing. Hardware Past As Performance Prologue. Using a global ASP as a benchmark can further mislead thanks to the distorting effect of ultra-high-end prices rising while shipment volumes stagnate. Modern network performance and availability. Content Is Dead, Long Live Content. Mind The Gap.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

SQL Performance

JULY 16, 2019

A close monitoring of the hardware enthusiast community, including many of the most respected hardware analysts and reviewers paints an even more dire picture about Intel in the server processor space. This made it easier for database professionals to make the case for a hardware upgrade, and made the typical upgrade more worthwhile.

Servers 46

Servers Hardware Architecture Retail 46

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

What about short-lived processes, like a service restarting in a loop? As a Xen guest, this profile was gathered using perf(1) and the kernel's software cpu-clock soft interrupts, not the hardware NMI. Was there some other program consuming CPU, like a misbehaving Ubuntu service that wasn't in CentOS? These can be invisible to top(8).

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. Answering it requires an understanding of how browsers process resources (which differs by type) and the concept of the critical path. This input processing happens on document’s main thread , where JavaScript runs. ” A good question! Construction of DOM.

Performance 68

Performance Benchmarking Network Mobile 68

SQL Server According to Bob

JANUARY 11, 2020

Example 1: ​​ Hardware failure (CPU board) Battery backup on the caching controller maintained the data. Important Always consult with your hardware manufacturer for proper stable media strategies. Most manufacturers' implementations immediately flush pending writes to physical disk during the restart operations.

Servers 40

Servers Cache Media Hardware 40

Speed Curve

JULY 3, 2023

These numbers should not be taken as a benchmark for your own site. Amazon is a good example of a site that serves large, fast pages, as you can see in this recent look at our Retail Page Speed Benchmarks : In the waterfall chart for this test run , you can see why the Amazon home page ranks fastest for Start Render.

Mobile 52

Mobile Google Metrics Retail 52

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In parallel, the slowing of Moore’s Law means that moving to a new process node does not translate into significant boost in frequency and/or device density. Over the last two decades, processor designers have extracted significant performance by leveraging architectural solutions and process innovations. Extracting More ILP.

Architecture 67

Architecture Technology Technology Innovation 67

HammerDB

OCTOBER 12, 2018

As is also the case this limitation is at the database level (especially the storage engine) rather than the hardware level. For anyone benchmarking MySQL with HammerDB it is important to understand the differences from sysbench workloads as HammerDB is targeted at a testing a different usage model from sysbench.

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Scalability Performance C++ 40

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. Meanwhile, budget segment devices have finally started to see improvement ( as this series predicted ), thanks to hand-me-down architecture and process node improvements.

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90