Adrian Cockcroft

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We used this model effectively at Netflix when I was their cloud architect from 2010 through 2013. The layers of platforms start at the bottom with hardware choices such as which CPU architectures and vendors you want to use. Netflix made many contributions to open source projects by it’s cloud platform team.

Engineering 137

Engineering Serverless Lambda AWS 137

Testsigma

JULY 3, 2021

More control: While performing on-premise testing, organizations have more control over configurations, setup, hardware, and software. It involves setting up a data center that meets security compliances and other factors like physical components, virtual elements, storage management, physical infrastructure, etc.

Cloud 57

Cloud Testing Storage DevOps 57

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 140

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 140

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! Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 110

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Adrian Cockcroft

JANUARY 17, 2022

There were five trends and topics for 2021, Serverless First, Chaos Engineering, Wardley Mapping, Huge Hardware, Sustainability. The need for systems to be resilient is still increasing, and chaos engineering tools and techniques are developing as a key way to validate that resilience is working as designed. primarily virtual?—?and

Serverless 98

Serverless Hardware AWS Architecture 98

ACM Sigarch

MAY 31, 2023

using Compute Express Link or CXL), organizing memory components for optimal performance, adapting system software traditionally designed for homogeneous memory systems, and developing memory abstractions and programming constructs for HCM management. The recently announced CXL3.0 The recently announced CXL3.0

Latency 52

Latency Hardware Cache Architecture 52

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 25, 2019

When it comes to hardware support to mitigate software security issues, there is a significant gap between what is available in products today and known solutions. Acceleration—Adding hardware support to reduce the runtime overheads of security features. hardware support for malware detection/prevention).

Hardware 98

Hardware Virtualization Architecture Games 98

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! Ford, et al., “TCP

Performance 52

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 52

ACM Sigarch

APRIL 26, 2018

EPU: Emotion Processing Unit is designed by Emoshape , as the MCU microchip design to enable a true emotional response in AI, robots and consumer electronic devices as a result of a virtually unlimited cognitive process. HPU: Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) is the specific hardware of Microsoft’s Hololens.

Hardware 99

Hardware Artificial Intelligence Architecture Google 99

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

It was – like the hypothetical movie I describe above – more than a little bit odd, as you could leave a session discussing ever more abstract layers of virtualization and walk into one where they emphasized the critical importance of pinning a network interface to a specific VM for optimal performance.

Hardware 56

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 56

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 52

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 52

O'Reilly

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The results gave us insight into what our subscribers are paid, where they’re located, what industries they work for, what their concerns are, and what sorts of career development opportunities they’re pursuing. Cloud certifications, specifically in AWS and Microsoft Azure, were most strongly associated with salary increases.

Azure 145

Azure Social Media Programming AWS 145

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

It was – like the hypothetical movie I describe above – more than a little bit odd, as you could leave a session discussing ever more abstract layers of virtualization and walk into one where they emphasized the critical importance of pinning a network interface to a specific VM for optimal performance.

Hardware 40

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 40

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

those resources now belong to cloud providers, such as AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and others. In serverless architecture, when applications are developed, they are typically composed of many different services. Focus on Application Development. Benefits of a Serverless Model. Response Times.

Serverless 57

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 23, 2012

Expanding the Cloud - The AWS Storage Gateway. Today Amazon Web Services has launched the AWS Storage Gateway, making the power of secure and reliable cloud storage accessible from customersâ?? The Amazon Virtual Private Cloud extends on-premises compute with all the power of AWS, making it elastic, scalable and highly reliable.

Storage 115

Storage AWS Virtualization Cloud 115

Dynatrace

AUGUST 11, 2022

Effective application development requires speed and specificity. Applications must work as intended and make their way through development pipelines as quickly as possible. FaaS enables enterprises to deliver on the evolving expectations of fast and furious app development. But what is FaaS? What is FaaS?

Development 249

Development Serverless Best Practices Lambda 249

Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1%

Virtualization 111

Virtualization AWS Hardware Storage 111

The Morning Paper

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Enterprises in every industry are developing strategies for digitally transforming their businesses at every level. Model development itself typically represents less than 20% of most projects. Providing complete and usable third-party solutions is non-trivial (otherwise the cloud vendors would already have done it).

Government 95

Government Software Engineering Storage Database 95

KeyCDN

JANUARY 23, 2020

In the world of application development, there are two acronyms professionals must be familiar with to be successful: RUM and APM. Developers use APM as part of a broader strategy to ensure certain goals are met while RUM is a more narrow tool to support that strategy. What is real user monitoring (RUM)? Basic server metrics.

Strategy 72

Strategy Metrics Monitoring Servers 72

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

While the agile approach is focused on implementing small, iterative tests throughout the development and testing phases, the primary goal should be to deliver a world-class, consistent user experience. LoadView, our on-demand, cloud-based load and stress testing platform , takes an outside-in approach to performance testing.

Performance Testing 40

Performance Testing Strategy Testing Performance 40

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Developments like cloud computing, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are proving that IT has (again) become a strategic business driver. Kärcher benefits as well: By developing this service, the company gets exact insight into how the machines are actually used by its customers.

Artificial Intelligence 79

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Logistics AWS 79

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

Dynatrace

JANUARY 26, 2021

Traditional computing models rely on virtual or physical machines, where each instance includes a complete operating system, CPU cycles, and memory. VMware commercialized the idea of virtual machines, and cloud providers embraced the same concept with services like Amazon EC2, Google Compute, and Azure virtual machines.

Serverless 243

Serverless Efficiency Lambda Azure 243

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Smart developers are always looking ahead for ways to adapt to the ever-changing world of web development. Staying on top of the latest web development trends could eventually help you land a job that doesn't exist yet. Here is a roundup of frontend web development trends to keep an eye on in 2023. Source: web.dev 2.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Development Serverless Website 111

ACM Sigarch

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

People have a myriad of biases that influence how we think about problems and he developed models to quantify the impact of behavior on economic theories. Virtualization, for instance, was being addressed by IBM in the 1960s. The same myopic view clouds us as researchers.

Architecture 47

Architecture Cache Hardware Virtualization 47

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key Takeaways Distributed storage systems benefit organizations by enhancing data availability, fault tolerance, and system scalability, leading to cost savings from reduced hardware needs, energy consumption, and personnel. This integration enhances the flexibility of cloud services while bolstering their computational and storage functions.

Storage 130

Storage Systems Big Data Azure 130

All Things Distributed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Both concepts are virtually omnipresent and at the top of most buzzword rankings. Personally, I think – and this is clearly linked to the rise of AI and ML – that there has never been a better time than today to develop smart applications and use them. Because three things are coming together. That is understandable.

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Artificial Intelligence Transportation Education Airlines 147

Abhishek Tiwari

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Containerized data workloads running on Kubernetes offer several advantages over traditional virtual machine/bare metal based data workloads including but not limited to. portability between cloud and on-premises. faster development and deployment cycles. better cluster resource utilization. Performance. Final thoughts.

Big Data 63

Big Data Storage Benchmarking Hardware 63

The Morning Paper

MARCH 1, 2020

Firecracker is the virtual machine monitor (VMM) that powers AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate, and has been used in production at AWS since 2018. The traditional view is that there is a choice between virtualization with strong security and high overhead, and container technologies with weaker security and minimal overhead.

Serverless 101

Serverless Virtualization Lambda AWS 101

Abhishek Tiwari

JULY 12, 2018

In recent times, in order to gain valuable insights or to develop the data-driven products companies such as Netflix, Spotify, Uber, AirBnB have built internal data pipelines. This includes both data pipeline developed using batch-driven frameworks such as Apache AirFlow, Luigi, etc. Depending on frameworks, data processing units (a.k.a

Latency 63

Latency Analytics Scalability Engineering 63

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Container as a service is a cloud-based service that allows companies to manage and deploy containers at scale. Container environments enable enterprises to quickly deploy and develop cloud-native applications that can run anywhere. This, in turn, drove the creation of cloud-based services that further automated this function.

Serverless 217

Serverless Azure Hardware Transportation 217

Brendan Gregg

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1%

Virtualization 40

Virtualization AWS Hardware Storage 40

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 16, 2024

I ended up developing a fix for the JVM c2 compiler which Oracle reworked and added as the -XX:+PreserveFramePointer option in JDK8u60 (see my Java in Flames post for details [ PDF ]). I spent years as a cloud customer where I couldn't access many HW-level things.) The actual overhead depends on your workload.

Java 145

Java Cache Google Hardware 145

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. Training models and developing complex applications on top of those models is becoming easier.

Open Source 108

Open Source Artificial Intelligence Google Infrastructure 108

Alex Podelko

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Instead of diving in arguing about specific points (which I partly did in my earlier post – start from The Future of Performance Testing if you are interested), I decided to talk to people who monetize on these “myths” So here is a virtual interview with Guillaume Betaillouloux , co-founder and Performance Director of OctoPerf.

Open Source 223

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HammerDB

JUNE 27, 2022

It enables the user to measure database performance and make comparative judgements about database hardware and software. Why HammerDB was developed. These factors meant that often when looking for database performance information, the results for a particular combination of software and hardware were not available.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Open Source C++ Cache 62

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 111