The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 17, 2019

Scalable Video Technology (SVT) is Intel’s open source framework that provides high-performance software video encoding libraries for developers of visual cloud technologies. 264/AVC, currently, the most ubiquitous video compression standard supported by modern devices, often in hardware. The success was repeated by H.264/AVC,

Open Source 166

Open Source Scalability Speed Efficiency 166

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers. Using the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio , you can now deploy your.NET applications to AWS Elastic Beanstalk directly from your Visual Studio environment without changing any code. All Things Distributed. Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Comments ().

Cloud 115

Cloud Development AWS Servers 115

Tasktop

MAY 28, 2020

At the forefront of Cubic’s Agile transformation to help the company innovate even faster is VP and CTO, Jim Colson, a former IBM fellow and a leading authority in scaling software delivery. Jim recently co-hosted a webinar with our CEO and founder, Dr. Accelerating with a Software/Hardware Hybrid. Cross-Organizational Visibility .

Speed 52

Speed Metrics Transportation Hardware 52

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As cloud environments become increasingly complex, legacy solutions can’t keep up with modern demands. As a result, companies run into the cloud complexity wall – also known as the cloud observability wall – as they struggle to manage modern applications and gain multicloud observability with outdated tools.

Cloud 220

Cloud Serverless Hardware Operating System 220

O'Reilly

JANUARY 13, 2020

” Willing also offered a shout-out to the CircuitPython and Mu projects, asking, “Who doesn’t love hardware, blinking LEDs, sensors, and using Mu, a user-friendly editor that is fantastic for adults and kids?” Code contracts allow you to make these promises, and the compiler can use them to loosen compile-time checks.

Programming 130

Programming Java Google C++ 130

Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

I really enjoyed the variety of working with several different customers every day, on different problems, and being part of an extremely innovative and fast growing company. We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc.

Tuning 52

Tuning Benchmarking Engineering C++ 52

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As businesses take steps to innovate faster, software development quality—and application security—have moved front and center. Indeed, according to one survey, DevOps practices have led to 60% of developers releasing code twice as quickly. Increased adoption of Infrastructure as code (IaC). Dynatrace news.

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Serverless Infrastructure Innovation DevOps 258

Dynatrace

JUNE 29, 2022

More than 90% of enterprises now rely on a hybrid cloud infrastructure to deliver innovative digital services and capture new markets. That’s because cloud platforms offer flexibility and extensibility for an organization’s existing infrastructure. What is hybrid cloud architecture?

Infrastructure 176

Infrastructure Cloud Azure AWS 176

Sutter's Mill

APRIL 6, 2011

We know that getting full computational performance out of most machines—nearly all desktops and laptops, most game consoles, and the newest smartphones—already means harnessing local parallel hardware, mainly in the form of multicore CPU processing. This is the commoditization of the supercomputer.

Development 40

Development Hardware C++ Games 40

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If cloud-native technologies and containers are on your radar, you’ve likely encountered Docker and Kubernetes and might be wondering how they relate to each other. Containers are the key technical enablers for tremendously accelerated deployment and innovation cycles. Dynatrace news. But first, some background. Why containers?

Open Source 295

Open Source Traffic DevOps Cloud 295

Dynatrace

APRIL 21, 2023

State and local agencies must spend taxpayer dollars efficiently while building a culture that supports innovation and productivity. Additionally, the constant and rapid pace of technology innovation causes many “best-of-breed” solutions to become outdated quickly while organizations are still paying for them.

Government 157

Government Infrastructure Innovation Monitoring 157

Dynatrace

JULY 11, 2023

IBM Power servers enable customers to respond faster to business demands, protect data from core to cloud, and streamline insights and automation. Additionally, Dynatrace integrates seamlessly with cloud-native technologies and services, such as Istio and Prometheus, further enhancing its monitoring capabilities.

Architecture 165

Architecture Availability Infrastructure Monitoring 165

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 7, 2015

In AWS’ quest to enable the best data storage options for engineers, we have built several innovative database solutions like Amazon RDS, Amazon RDS for Aurora, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon Redshift. QuickSight is a fast, cloud native, scalable, business intelligence service for the 1/10th the cost of old-guard BI solutions.

Cloud 137

Cloud Big Data AWS Analytics 137

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As dynamic systems architectures increase in complexity and scale, IT teams face mounting pressure to track and respond to conditions and issues across their multi-cloud environments. Observability relies on telemetry derived from instrumentation that comes from the endpoints and services in your multi-cloud computing environments.

Metrics 363

Metrics Open Source Monitoring Infrastructure 363

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Log monitoring, log analysis, and log analytics are more important than ever as organizations adopt more cloud-native technologies, containers, and microservices-based architectures. Driving this growth is the increasing adoption of hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP) and containerized microservices running on Kubernetes.

Analytics 202

Analytics Monitoring Artificial Intelligence DevOps 202

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 16, 2024

Apart from library code, maybe your application doesn't have frame pointers either, in which case everything is broken. Only in extreme circumstances does the cost (in processor time and I-cache footprint) translate to a tangible benefit - circumstances which usually resort to hand-coded assembly anyway.

Java 145

Java Cache Google Hardware 145

Dynatrace

AUGUST 12, 2020

As companies strive to innovate and deliver faster, modern software architecture is evolving at near the speed of light. Following the innovation of microservices, serverless computing is the next step in the evolution of how applications are built in the cloud. Dynatrace news.

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Serverless Azure Monitoring Lambda 232

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Free of vendor lock-in Vendor lock-in refers to the loss of freedom to scale, innovate, or switch to alternatives due to dependencies on a specific database vendor. You can tailor the database to meet your precise requirements by modifying the source code, adding extensions, or customizing configurations. And finally… budgets.

Open Source 90

Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 90

O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Even with cloud-based foundation models like GPT-4, which eliminate the need to develop your own model or provide your own infrastructure, fine-tuning a model for any particular use case is still a major undertaking. This is an area where cloud providers already bear much of the burden, and will continue to bear it in the future.

Open Source 108

Open Source Artificial Intelligence Google Infrastructure 108

Percona

AUGUST 22, 2023

Some of the most important elements include: No single point of failure (SPOF): You must eliminate any SPOF in the database environment, including any potential for an SPOF in physical or virtual hardware. Redundancy provides backups and safeguards against data loss in case of hardware failures. there cannot be high availability.

Availability 78

Availability Hardware Open Source Database 78

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

Such applications track the inventory of our network gear: what devices, of which models, with which hardware components, located in which sites. Demand Engineering Demand Engineering is responsible for Regional Failovers , Traffic Distribution, Capacity Operations and Fleet Efficiency of the Netflix cloud.

Open Source 279

Open Source Network Infrastructure Big Data 279

Dynatrace

AUGUST 12, 2020

As companies strive to innovate and deliver faster, modern software architecture is evolving at near the speed of light. Following the innovation of microservices, serverless computing is the next step in the evolution of how applications are built in the cloud. Dynatrace news.

Serverless 140

Serverless Azure Monitoring Lambda 140

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2020

It covers the whole range of technologies, from bleeding-edge cloud platforms down to the mainframe. This enables organizations to innovate faster, collaborate more efficiently, and deliver more value with dramatically less effort. And there’s much more: Infrastructure monitoring with integrations to all leading cloud providers.

Monitoring 144

Monitoring Systems Infrastructure Cloud 144

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 20, 2019

We choose AppMon back then, not only because of the unique code-level visibility in production into each transaction but also because of the broadest technology coverage in the market. You can’t keep pace by simply upgrading to the latest hardware and updating to the latest release twice a year. You name it, and we have it!

Infrastructure 133

Infrastructure Cloud Monitoring Government 133

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

To make data count and to ensure cloud computing is unabated, companies and organizations must have highly available databases. Components of high availability infrastructure Multiple copies of data Data redundancy helps prevent data loss due to hardware or software failures. Redundancy is also critical for disaster recovery.

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Availability Database Open Source Hardware 106

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Understanding DBaaS DBaaS cloud services allow users to use databases without configuring physical hardware and infrastructure or installing software. Download our eBook, “ Enterprise Guide to Cloud Databases ” to help you make more informed decisions and avoid costly mistakes as you develop and execute your cloud strategy.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

High Scalability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Our only option was to roll up our sleeves and build basic cloud file system components such as object store ourselves. To add elasticity, reliability and durability, these data centers are connected to Google Cloud platform using high speed, secure Google Interconnect network. Migration to cloud. Cloud Platform.

Architecture 52

Architecture Cache Azure Storage 52