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Article: Magic Pocket: Dropbox’s Exabyte-Scale Blob Storage System

InfoQ

A horizontally scalable exabyte-scale blob storage system which operates out of multiple regions, Magic Pocket is used to store all of Dropbox’s data. Adopting SMR technology and erasure codes, the system has extremely high durability guarantees but is cheaper than operating in the cloud. By Facundo Agriel

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DBaaS Pros & Cons

Scalegrid

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the way we manage databases is undergoing a transformative shift. The rise of Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is not just a trend but a strategic response to the growing complexities of data management. However, using a database as a service is not without its set of challenges.

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Kubernetes Observability: Code Profiling With Flame Graphs

Percona

It shows which code paths are more busy on the CPU in given samples. An example of a flame graph can be found below: Each box is a function in the stack, and wider boxes mean more time the system was busy on CPU on these functions. Flame graphs are a graphical representation of function calls.

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Optimize your environment: Unveiling Dynatrace Hyper-V extension for enhanced performance and efficient troubleshooting

Dynatrace

Microsoft Hyper-V is a virtualization platform that manages virtual machines (VMs) on Windows-based systems. It enables multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware and integrates closely with Windows-hosted services. This leads to a more efficient and streamlined experience for users.

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Should You Keep Your Business Logic In Your Database?

Percona

Open source database architects usually do not implement business logic in their databases. This is in stark contrast to many commercial databases where this is a common practice. In the first case, all the heuristics are kept at the application layer, and the database has little or no effect on the data quality.

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Accelerate and empower Site Reliability Engineering with Dynatrace observability

Dynatrace

Process Improvements (50%) The allocation for process improvements is devoted to automation and continuous improvement SREs help to ensure that systems are scalable, reliable, and efficient. SREs invest significant effort in enhancing software reliability, scalability, and dependability.

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Sustainable IT: Optimize your hybrid-cloud carbon footprint

Dynatrace

Evaluating these on three levels—data center, host, and application architecture (plus code)—is helpful. You might optimize your cooling system or move your data center to a colder region with reduced cooling demands. From here, it’s time to consider the next level of energy optimization, green coding.

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