The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

which is difficult when troubleshooting distributed systems. If we had an ID for each streaming session then distributed tracing could easily reconstruct session failure by providing service topology, retry and error tags, and latency measurements for all service calls.

Infrastructure 233

Infrastructure Transportation Storage Open Source 233

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

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

JUNE 22, 2023

Number of slow queries recorded Select types, sorts, locks, and total questions against a database Command counters and handlers used by queries give an overall traffic summary Along with this, PMM also comes with Query Analytics giving much detailed information about queries getting executed.

Performance 103

Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 103

John McCalpin

APRIL 2, 2020

The presentation discusses a family of simple performance models that I developed over the last 20 years — originally in support of processor and system design at SGI (1996-1999), IBM (1999-2005), and AMD (2006-2008), but more recently in support of system procurements at The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) (2009-present).

Benchmarking 59

Benchmarking Performance Latency Architecture 59

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. CLI tools The Cassandra systems were EC2 virtual machine (Xen) instances. Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems. Running this on the two systems saw similar results. Try changing the kernel clocksource.

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. Such demanding use cases place a great value on systems capable of fast and reliable execution, a need that spans across various industry segments.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

IO River

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. ‍At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. You've put new rules in place.

Traffic 52

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In technical terms, network-level firewalls regulate access by blocking or permitting traffic based on predefined rules. At its core, WAF operates by adhering to a rulebook—a comprehensive list of conditions that dictate how to handle incoming web traffic. You've put new rules in place.

Traffic 40

Traffic Network Logistics Architecture 40

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. CLI tools The Cassandra systems were EC2 virtual machine (Xen) instances. Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems. Running this on the two systems saw similar results. Try changing the kernel clocksource.

Speed 52

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 52

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

Alex Russell

MAY 9, 2022

This is a complex topic, but to borrow from a recent post , web performance expands access to information and services by reducing latency and variance across interactions in a session, with a particular focus on the tail of the distribution (P75+). Only teams that master their systems can make intentional trade-offs.

Performance 86

Performance Latency Metrics Engineering 86

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

A Cassandra database cluster had switched to Ubuntu and noticed write latency increased by over 30%. CLI tools The Cassandra systems were EC2 virtual machine (Xen) instances. Microbenchmark os::javaTimeMillis() on both systems. Running this on the two systems saw similar results. Try changing the kernel clocksource.

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

The Morning Paper

MAY 14, 2019

Last time around we looked at the DeathStarBench suite of microservices-based benchmark applications and learned that microservices systems can be especially latency sensitive, and that hotspots can propagate through a microservices architecture in interesting ways. on end-to-end latency) and less than 0.15% on throughput.

Big Data 45

Big Data Cloud Performance Hardware 45

Alex Russell

MARCH 6, 2021

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. Sadly, data on latency is harder to get, even from Google's perch, so progress there is somewhat more difficult to judge. Today, either method returns a similar answer.

Performance 124

Performance Network Cache Metrics 124

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

An opening scene involving a traffic jam of Viking boats and a musical number (“Love Can’t Afjord to wait”). Telcos and Fortune 500 corporations used to spend years defining custom systems, down to the last cable. Latency Optimizers” – need support for very large federated deployments. Vikings fight zombies.

Hardware 56

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 56

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This reduction in latency ensures that applications and websites provide a more rapid and responsive user experience. Enhanced User Experience Whether you operate an e-commerce platform, a content management system, or any other application reliant on MySQL, users will notice and appreciate the improved speed and responsiveness.

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

It efficiently manages read and write operations, optimizes data access, and minimizes contention, resulting in high throughput and low latency to ensure that applications perform at their best. Doing extensive benchmarks will be the subject of a future blog post. Let Percona Actively Manage Your Databases To Achieve Peak Performance.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

An opening scene involving a traffic jam of Viking boats and a musical number (“Love Can’t Afjord to wait”). Telcos and Fortune 500 corporations used to spend years defining custom systems, down to the last cable. Latency Optimizers” – need support for very large federated deployments. Vikings fight zombies.

Hardware 40

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 40

Alex Russell

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Budgets are scaled to a benchmark network & device. Tools and CI systems help them monitor progress & prevent regressions. Deciding what benchmark to use for a performance budget is crucial. Some systems show median RTTs near ~100ms for 3G users. Performance budgets are set early in the life of the project.

Performance 68

Performance Benchmarking Network Mobile 68

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Edgar helps Netflix teams troubleshoot distributed systems efficiently with the help of a summarized presentation of request tracing, logs, analysis, and metadata. The more complex a system, the more places to look for clues. In an earlier blog post, we discussed Telltale , our health monitoring system. What is Edgar?

Latency 296

Latency Transportation Engineering Traffic 296

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

CrUX generates an overview of performance distributions over time, with traffic collected from Google Chrome users. But account for the different types and usage behaviors of your customers (which Tobias Baldauf called cadence and cohorts ), along with bot traffic and seasonality effects. You can create your own on Chrome UX Dashboard.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

For Mac OS, we can use Network Link Conditioner , for Windows Windows Traffic Shaper , for Linux netem , and for FreeBSD dummynet. Estimated Input Latency tells us if we are hitting that threshold, and ideally, it should be below 50ms. Geekbench CPU performance benchmarks for the highest selling smartphones globally in 2019.

Performance 145

Performance Cache Network Metrics 145