The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an example, cloud-based post-production editing and collaboration pipelines demand a complex set of functionalities, including the generation and hosting of high quality proxy content. Lastly, the packager kicks in, adding a system layer to the asset, making it ready to be consumed by the clients.

Cloud 237

Cloud Media Storage Cache 237

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The evolution of cloud-native technology has been nothing short of revolutionary. As we step into 2024, the cornerstone of cloud-native technology, Kubernetes, will turn ten years old. Keynotes were focused on how Kubernetes and Cloud Native help businesses embrace the new AI era. We expect that number to rise higher in 2024.

Cloud 78

Cloud Open Source Strategy Best Practices 78

Dynatrace

APRIL 17, 2024

Mainframe is a strong choice for hybrid cloud, but it brings observability challenges IBM Z is a mainframe computing platform chosen by many organizations with a hybrid cloud strategy because of its security, resiliency, performance, scalability, and sustainability. You can now install OneAgent on Linux with s390 architecture.

Operating System 211

Operating System Energy Infrastructure Architecture 211

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Leveraging cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift in multicloud ecosystems across Amazon Web Services (AWS) , Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for faster digital transformation introduces a whole host of challenges. They are required to understand the full story of what happened in a system.

Cloud 261

Cloud Azure Analytics AWS 261

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

Out of the box, the default PostgreSQL configuration is not tuned for any particular workload. It is primarily the responsibility of the database administrator or developer to tune PostgreSQL according to their system’s workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning? Why is PostgreSQL performance tuning important?

Tuning 52

Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes and OpenShift, help organizations accelerate innovation. Open source has also become a fundamental building block of the entire cloud-native stack. Why cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, and open source require a radically different approach to application security.

Cloud 294

Cloud Open Source Internet Internet 294

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These are two values he shares with DevOps activist Andreas Grabner, who sat down with Hightower at Dynatrace Perform 2022 to talk about taming Kubernetes and the future of cloud-native technologies. Kelsey Hightower recalled a time earlier in his career when their teams met in war rooms to troubleshoot broken systems.

Technology 216

Technology Technology Cloud Infrastructure 216

Dynatrace

MARCH 29, 2024

As organizations continue to modernize their technology stacks, many turn to Kubernetes , an open source container orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management. By implementing Akamas, organizations can see a 60% reduction in application demand for cloud services while maintaining the same app performance.

Engineering 231

Engineering DevOps Operating System Open Source 231

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As digital transformation continues to redefine how the government does business, cloud migrations and artificial intelligence (AI) are playing increasingly indispensable roles. Specifically, we considered how to strike the right balance between embracing these advancements and safeguarding systems, data, and users. They gain security.”

Government 176

Government Innovation Artificial Intelligence Small Business 176

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, both public and private organizations need to stay focused on making sure their digital systems are secure. This enables innovators to modernize and automate cloud operations at scale, deliver software faster and more securely, and ensure flawless digital experiences.

Government 192

Government Tuning Programming Innovation 192

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Resilience : Critical production business systems must not fail. Dynatrace launches Cloud Automation module for development, DevOps & SRE teams. We are happy to announce Dynatrace® Cloud Automation, providing full lifecycle, AI-powered observability, and automation in a one-stop-shop.

Cloud 171

Cloud DevOps Speed Azure 171

Brendan Gregg

JULY 14, 2020

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. A year ago I announced [BPF Performance Tools: Linux System and Application Observability].

Systems 52

Systems Cloud Performance Tuning 52

Brendan Gregg

JULY 14, 2020

Eight years ago I wrote _Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud_ (aka the "sysperf" book) on the performance of computing systems, and this year I'm excited to be releasing the second edition. A year ago I announced [BPF Performance Tools: Linux System and Application Observability].

Systems 52

Systems Cloud Performance Tuning 52

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Digital trends such as open banking and embedded payments and their supporting cloud-native technology stacks have driven this resourcefulness. With an automatic observability platform, teams can receive alerts when the system has burned through the impact tolerance. As a result, teams can act well before reaching the threshold.

Tuning 230

Tuning DevOps Innovation Testing 230

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

Oracle Database is a commercial, proprietary multi-model database management system produced by Oracle Corporation, and the largest relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. Compare ease of use across compatibility, extensions, tuning, operating systems, languages and support providers. PostgreSQL.

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

Scalegrid

JULY 29, 2019

MySQL is a free open source relational database management system that is leveraged across a majority of WordPress sites, and allows you to query your data such as posts, pages, images, user profiles, and more. Managing a database is hard, as it needs continuous updating, tuning, and monitoring to ensure the performance of your website.

Database 166

Database Cloud Website Azure 166

Dynatrace

AUGUST 28, 2020

Fully automated observability into your Azure multi-cloud environment. You can integrate Dynatrace with Azure for intelligent monitoring of services running in Azure Cloud. Simplify cloud operations with full visibility into your Azure Automation accounts. Azure Logic Apps. Azure Container Instance. Azure Data Factory v1.

Azure 158

Azure Cloud Tuning Monitoring 158

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Limits of a lift-and-shift approach A traditional lift-and-shift approach, where teams migrate a monolithic application directly onto hardware hosted in the cloud, may seem like the logical first step toward application transformation. In fact, it can be difficult to make code changes that won’t disrupt the entire system.

Architecture 237

Architecture Artificial Intelligence Cloud Open Source 237

Dynatrace

JUNE 16, 2022

While distributed cloud-native applications improve operational stability and business agility, the increased risks of an attack have made them less secure. Securing cloud applications requires a layered approach. How RASP capabilities complement other cloud security approaches. Not scalable in cloud-native environments.

Tuning 228

Tuning Cloud Open Source Network 228

Dynatrace

JANUARY 14, 2022

During a joint webinar , Henrik Rexed (Cloud Native Advocate, Dynatrace) joined us to talk about the Kubernetes challenges and how to leverage Dynatrace observability and Akamas AI-powered optimization to address them. Tuning thousands of parameters has become an impossible task to achieve via a manual and time-consuming approach.

Latency 210

Latency Tuning Efficiency AWS 210

Dynatrace

APRIL 24, 2019

Even if this is true, in practise there is only so much the one Agent can Autodiscover and fine tuning might be required. I have worked with many customers and I found that in most cases, 90% of what was mapped automatically was fine however the remaining 10% needed fine tuning due to bad deployment practises.

Systems 125

Systems Tuning C++ Processing 125

Dynatrace

JULY 6, 2022

Scripts and procedures usually focus on a particular task, such as deploying a new microservice to a Kubernetes cluster, implementing data retention policies on archived files in the cloud, or running a vulnerability scanner over code before it’s deployed. By tuning workflows, you can increase their efficiency and effectiveness.

Artificial Intelligence 194

Artificial Intelligence Tuning Strategy Big Data 194

Scalegrid

OCTOBER 7, 2019

As this open source database continues to pull new users from expensive commercial database management systems like Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server, organizations are adopting new approaches and evolving their own to maintain the exceptional performance of their SQL deployments. Most Popular Cloud Providers for PostgreSQL Hosting.

Strategy 182

Strategy Cloud Java Open Source 182

Dynatrace

JULY 20, 2022

Dynatrace Cloud Automation lets you track your most critical Service Level Objectives ( SLO ). Now, we’re happy to extend our Cloud Automation offering with automated problem remediation. Dynatrace Cloud Automation uses this information to trigger and execute remediation actions and observability-based validations.

DevOps 233

DevOps Cloud Innovation Tuning 233

Dynatrace

APRIL 25, 2023

As companies accelerate digital transformation, they implement modern cloud technologies like serverless functions. According to Flexera , serverless functions are the number one technology evaluated by enterprises and one of the top five cloud technologies in use at enterprises. And serverless support is a core capability.

Serverless 213

Serverless Lambda Azure AWS 213

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 7, 2021

Challenges The cloud network infrastructure that Netflix utilizes today consists of AWS services such as VPC, DirectConnect, VPC Peering, Transit Gateways, NAT Gateways, etc and Netflix owned devices. IP addresses within the cloud can move from one EC2 instance or Titus container to another over time.

Network 325

Network Transportation AWS Cloud 325

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 5, 2023

ARM architecture, based on a processor type optimized for cloud and hyperscale computing, has become the most prevalent on the planet, with billions of ARM devices currently in use. This is a crucial factor for all data centers, cloud or managed, where power consumption and cooling costs are reflected in the total cost of ownership.

Efficiency 271

Efficiency Architecture Energy Monitoring 271

Dynatrace

MARCH 15, 2024

Syslog is the go-to protocol that delivers infrastructure administrators, network engineers, and security team logs that tell them all they need to know about their systems’ delivery, performance, availability, and security. Syslog is a protocol with clear specifications that require a dedicated syslog server.

Open Source 206

Open Source Infrastructure Network Government 206

Dynatrace

MAY 17, 2022

Dynatrace Cloud Native Full Stack injection for Kubernetes, now officially released, provides unparalleled flexibility and scale for onboarding teams to AI-powered observability. For years, enterprises managed observability data on a team-by-team basis , using a combination of ticketing systems and configuration management tools.

Availability 322

Availability Scalability Cloud Metrics 322

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 214

Analytics Monitoring Artificial Intelligence DevOps 214

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For busy site reliability engineers, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and overall health is an imperative that’s getting harder to achieve in ever-expanding, cloud-native, container-based environments. According to the 2023 Kubernetes in the Wild report , 65% of organizations use Prometheus.

Metrics 183

Metrics Engineering Energy Tuning 183

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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.

Engineering 231

Engineering Entertainment Cloud Infrastructure 231

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cloud vendors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google provide a wide spectrum of serverless services for compute and event-driven workloads, databases, storage, messaging, and other purposes. In addition, Davis provides automatic alerting of service-to-service communication problems using queues and other event systems.

Serverless 193

Serverless Azure Lambda AWS 193

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We have built an internal system that allows someone to perform in-video search across the entire Netflix video catalog, and we’d like to share our experience in building this system. Building in-video search To build such a visual search engine, we needed a machine learning system that can understand visual elements.

Media 225

Media Social Media Tuning Efficiency 225

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As organizations plan, migrate, transform, and operate their workloads on AWS, it’s vital that they follow a consistent approach to evaluating both the on-premises architecture and the upcoming design for cloud-based architecture. Seamless monitoring of AWS Services running in AWS Cloud and AWS Outposts. Dynatrace and AWS.

AWS 146

AWS Artificial Intelligence Best Practices Lambda 146

Dynatrace

JANUARY 26, 2021

This includes custom, built-in-house apps designed for a single, specific purpose, API-driven connections that bridge the gap between legacy systems and new services, and innovative apps that leverage open-source code to streamline processes. Development teams create and iterate on new software applications. Challenge accepted.

DevOps 274

DevOps Best Practices Open Source Tuning 274

Percona

APRIL 14, 2023

Relatedly, that assumption is often applied to cloud-based managed services. Financial institutions appreciate the elasticity of the cloud but most often focus primarily on using it to scale up. Growth is good, so scaling means growth, right? Not when your institution’s key indicators show that demand is decreasing.

Database 81

Database Serverless Tuning Cloud 81