The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. In this talk, we share how Netflix deploys systems to meet its demands, Ceph’s design for high availability, and results from our benchmarking.

AWS 100

AWS Entertainment Open Source Benchmarking 100

Percona

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sure, database migration is complex, particularly when you’re looking to migrate from a proprietary database to an open source one. This is particularly true when you’re migrating to an open source database that those on your staff may or may not be intimately familiar with.

Database 80

Database Open Source Benchmarking Strategy 80

Scalegrid

MARCH 22, 2024

Setting up clear rules for managing your cloud infrastructure is key to keeping things from getting out of hand. Adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) makes transitioning to a multi-cloud architecture more efficient, allowing streamlined setup processes. Scalegrid: Your Multi-Cloud Strategy Solution ScaleGrid.io

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Government Innovation 130

Dynatrace

AUGUST 3, 2022

Although IT teams are thorough in checking their code for any errors, an attacker can always discover a loophole to exploit and damage applications, infrastructure, and critical data. A zero-day vulnerability can become endemic when it’s present in a system for an extended amount of time and is more complex to protect against.

Java 191

Java Traffic Benchmarking Strategy 191

Scalegrid

OCTOBER 24, 2019

AWS is the #1 cloud provider for open-source database hosting, and the go-to cloud for MySQL deployments. As organizations continue to migrate to the cloud, it’s important to get in front of performance issues, such as high latency, low throughput, and replication lag with higher distances between your users and cloud infrastructure.

AWS 183

AWS Latency Performance Benchmarking 183

High Scalability

APRIL 3, 2019

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that has soared in popularity over the past 30 years from its active, loyal, and growing community. For the 2nd year in a row, PostgreSQL has kept the title of #1 fastest growing database in the world according to the DBMS of the Year report by the experts at DB-Engines.

Database 177

Database Cloud Open Source Systems 177

High Scalability

OCTOBER 29, 2019

AWS is the #1 cloud provider for open-source database hosting, and the go-to cloud for MySQL deployments.

AWS 133

AWS Latency Performance Open Source 133

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Netflix shares how Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling allows its infrastructure to automatically adapt to changing traffic patterns in order to keep its audience entertained and its costs on target. In this talk, we share how Netflix deploys systems to meet its demands, Ceph’s design for high availability, and results from our benchmarking.

AWS 37

AWS Entertainment Open Source Benchmarking 37

The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 21, 2019

Netflix engineers run a series of tests and benchmarks to validate the device across multiple dimensions including compatibility of the device with the Netflix SDK, device performance, audio-video playback quality, license handling, encryption and security. We use Spinnaker to deploy instances and host the API containers on Titus ?—?which

Testing 163

Testing AWS Lambda Network 163

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. Google Lighthouse Google Lighthouse is a free and open source tool that is part of the Google Chrome DevTools family. What is Performance Testing?

Testing Tools 55

Testing Tools Best Practices Performance Testing Testing 55

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Five-nines availability: The ultimate benchmark of system availability. For organizations running their own on-premises infrastructure, these costs can be prohibitive. With so many variables in modern application delivery, organizations need an always-on infrastructure to deliver continuous system availability, even under peak loads.

Infrastructure 188

Infrastructure Availability Systems Retail 188

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Application developers commonly leverage open-source software when building containerized applications. In fact, the market research firm Forrester says that the average container image is comprised of 70% open-source software.[1] 1] And unfortunately, open-source software is often fraught with security vulnerabilities.

Open Source 255

Open Source Benchmarking Best Practices Network 255

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

How Dynatrace tracks and mitigates its own IT carbon footprint Like many tech companies, Dynatrace is experiencing increased demand for its SaaS-based Dynatrace platform , which we host on cloud infrastructure. As we onboard more customers, the platform requires more infrastructure, leading to increased carbon emissions.

Energy 239

Energy Cloud Airlines Strategy 239

Rigor

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Sergey is an open source developer, tireless educator on performance topics, and author of many web performance-related tools, including ShowSlow , SVN Assets , drop-in.htaccess and more. He tweets about Chrome initiatives, open source tools, and performance news @ paul_irish. Scott Jehl. Scott Jehl. Barry Pollard.

Performance 89

Performance Education Google Website 89

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Many organizations also find it useful to use an open source observability tool, such as OpenTelemetry. Use SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs as performance benchmarks for newly migrated microservices. An observability platform approach makes it easy to combine both methods.

Architecture 237

Architecture Artificial Intelligence Cloud Open Source 237

Scalegrid

JUNE 4, 2020

As an open source database, it’s a highly popular choice for enterprise applications looking to modernize their infrastructure and reduce their total cost of ownership, along with startup and developer applications looking for a powerful, flexible and cost-effective database to work with. PostgreSQL Benchmark Setup.

Database 230

Database Latency Benchmarking Performance 230

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

As such, fault tolerance is more expensive to implement because it requires dedicated infrastructure that completely mirrors the primary system. Components of high availability infrastructure Multiple copies of data Data redundancy helps prevent data loss due to hardware or software failures.

Availability 104

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 104

Percona

AUGUST 22, 2023

We’ll wrap it up by suggesting high availability open source solutions, and we’ll introduce you to support options for ensuring continuous high performance from your systems. Without enough infrastructure (physical or virtualized servers, networking, etc.), What does high availability mean?

Availability 77

Availability Hardware Open Source Database 77

Testsigma

MAY 19, 2020

Several open source and paid test automation tools are available today but selecting the right tool for your needs isn’t easy. It’s not about open source vs paid, it’s more about how much it solves your problem. Selecting the Wrong Automation Tool. Check the article here on how to choose the right test automation tool.

Software 85

Software Software Testing Open Source 85

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

Apple Corporate is at fault, not Open Source engineers or the line managers who support them. 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. So is speedy resolution and agreement.

Media 145

Media Games Education Engineering 145

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Understanding DBaaS DBaaS cloud services allow users to use databases without configuring physical hardware and infrastructure or installing software. Doing extensive benchmarks will be the subject of a future blog post. In any case, you should benchmark both RDS MySQL and Aurora before taking the decision to migrate.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Rigor

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

When evaluating open source tools or enterprise-grade synthetic monitoring tools, you want to look for capabilities that maximize its strengths. Competitive & Industry Benchmarking. With a Synthetic product, benchmarking a competitor’s site is as easy as testing your own site…you simply provide a URL.

Monitoring 59

Monitoring Benchmarking Mobile Traffic 59

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Testing and Benchmarking : Thoroughly test triggers in a staging environment to evaluate their impact on performance. Benchmark different trigger implementations to identify the most efficient option. Transaction Management : Be mindful of transaction management within triggers.

Cache 59

Cache Database Games Healthcare 59

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

In this case, we are not going to be talking about infrastructure services, such as a cloud computing platform like Microsoft Azure or a content distribution network like Akamai. They are more of a benchmark than a true measurement of real user experience.

Website 131

Website Design Network Best Practices 131

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

The unstoppable rise of open source databases. One database in particular is causing a huge dent in Oracle’s market share – open source PostgreSQL. See how open source PostgreSQL Community version costs compare to Oracle Standard Edition and Oracle Enterprise Edition. What’s causing this massive shift?

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

dashboard (open source), SpeedCurve and Calibre are just a few of them, and you can find more tools on perf.rocks. Geekbench CPU performance benchmarks for the highest selling smartphones globally in 2019. In 2015, Google introduced Brotli , a new open-source lossless data format, which is now supported in all modern browsers.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

dashboard (open source), SpeedCurve and Calibre are just a few of them, and you can find more tools on perf.rocks. Geekbench CPU performance benchmarks for the highest selling smartphones globally in 2019. In 2015, Google introduced Brotli , a new open-source lossless data format, which is now supported in all modern browsers.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145