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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

Rachel Kelley (AWS), Ranjit Raju (AWS) Rendering is core to the the VFX process VFX studios around the world create amazing imagery for Netflix productions. This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members. Without cloud-based rendering, this ambitious project would not have met its targeted delivery date!

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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

In the digital age, data management has transformed from locally hosted servers to cloud solutions. The choice of self-managed cloud databases vs DBaaS is a common debate among those who are looking for the best option that will cater to their particular needs.

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Understanding What Kubernetes Is Used For: The Key to Cloud-Native Efficiency

Percona

You may already be using it daily and find it makes running applications in the cloud much more manageable. It simplifies infrastructure management and is the driving force behind many cloud-native applications and services. It has become the industry standard for cloud-native container orchestration. have adopted Kubernetes.

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

But with the complexity that comes with digital transformation and cloud-native architecture, teams need a way to make sure applications can withstand the “chaos” of production. Chaos engineering answers this need so organizations can deliver robust, resilient cloud-native applications that can stand up under any conditions.

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Demystifying Interviewing for Backend Engineers @ Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

You apply for multiple roles at the same company and proceed through the interview process with each hiring team separately, despite the fact that there is tremendous overlap in the roles. Interviewing can be a daunting endeavor and how companies, and teams, approach the process varies greatly.

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Case Study: Pokémon GO on Google Cloud Load Balancing

High Scalability

It was the first new Pokémon game in years, the first official Pokémon smartphone game, and Niantic’s first project in concert with a major entertainment company. Prior to launch, they load-tested their software stack to process up to 5x their most optimistic traffic estimates.

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Netflix at AWS re:Invent 2019

The Netflix TechBlog

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. The talk also includes examples of using these tools in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) cloud. Wednesday?—?December Thursday?—?December

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