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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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The Block Allocation Policy of Virtual Distributed File System at the Source Code Level

DZone

Users can allocate different storage tiers as the resources for Alluxio workers, including MEM/SSD/HDD, which are further composed of directories. In this article, we analyze the policies of block allocation from the source code.

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Storage handling improvements increase retention of transaction data for Dynatrace Managed

Dynatrace

One main advantage of using a product in SaaS mode is the automatic scaling of resources based on system load. Using existing storage resources optimally is key to being able to capture the right data over time. Dynatrace stores transaction data (for example, PurePaths and code-level traces) on disk for 10 days by default.

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What is log management? How to tame distributed cloud system complexities

Dynatrace

Log management is an organization’s rules and policies for managing and enabling the creation, transmission, analysis, storage, and other tasks related to IT systems’ and applications’ log data. Distributed cloud systems are complex, dynamic, and difficult to manage without the proper tools. Dynatrace news.

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Nine ways technology executives can get significant business value with the right observability platform

Dynatrace

That’s because it does not require any pre-prepared schemas, and access to cold/hot storage is fully automatic and with zero latency. Young talent (our future executives) has a valid interest beyond making more money, as sustainability and green coding are vital to protecting both their own and our future.

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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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Low Overhead Continuous Contextual Production Profiling

DZone

In order to gain insight into these problems, we gather a range of metrics and logs to monitor the utilization of system resources such as CPU, memory, and application-specific latencies. However, it does not provide visibility into the operations taking place at the code level, such as method, socket, and thread states.

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