High Scalability

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In part one , we described our Analytics data ingestion pipeline, with BigQuery sitting as our data warehouse. However, having our analytics events in BigQuery is not enough. Most importantly, data needs to be served to our end-users. TL;DR?—?Teads Analytics big picture In this article, we will detail: Why we chose Redshift to store our data marts, How it fits into our serving layer, Key learnings and optimization tips to make the most out of it, Orchestration workflows, How our data visua

Analytics 174

Analytics 174

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

HTTP Preload and HTTP/2’s feature “Server Push” are both methods that can be used to improve the loading efficiency of your web application. Although there are similarities between Push and Preload, they are two distinct features and each serve their own purpose. In this article, we’ll go over the similarities and differences between HTTP Preload vs HTTP/2 Push and discuss when it makes sense to use each.

Speed 99

Speed Servers Website Efficiency 99

Percona

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Following my post MySQL 8 is not always faster than MySQL 5.7, this time I decided to test very simple read-only CPU intensive workloads, when all data fits memory. In this workload there is NO IO operations, only memory and CPU operations. My Testing Setup. Environment specification. Release | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic). Kernel | 4.15.0-20-generic. Processors | physical = 2, cores = 28, virtual = 56, hyperthreading = yes.

Performance 83

Performance Virtualization Testing Tuning 83

The Polyglot Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

While I haven’t done too much with Serverless Framework and Functions as a Service (Faas) recently, I did in the past and it isn’t something that I’ve forgotten. In the past I demonstrated how to deploy Node.js functions to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lambda that contain native dependencies. While not a necessity for all Lambda functions, it is for functions that use libraries for specific operating systems and architectures.

Lambda 40

Lambda Serverless AWS Operating System 40

Baron Schwartz

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A couple of weeks ago I recalled a thought from long ago, and with it the feelings. I was able to access, with some degree of fidelity, the state of my mind and body at a point in the past. Nothing unusual; something I’m sure we all do a lot. But this ability, which seemed ordinary until that moment, suddenly struck me as extraordinary, with far-reaching implications.

Programming 40

Programming 40

J. Paul Reed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I’ve noticed an interesting pattern when discussing incidents with engineers over the years. One of the topics that invariably comes up is the concept of “root cause,” a notion faithful followers of my Twitter stream know that I have at least a few thoughts about. Many organizations base their entire process of understanding incidents on the concept, and many of the techniques they use to facilitate that understanding, such as “The Five Whys,” are firmly rooted in this concept of a “linearity of

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Operating System Engineering Hardware 40