DZone

MARCH 8, 2024

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are increasingly embracing multi-cloud environments and cloud-native architectures to drive innovation and deliver seamless customer experiences. However, the 2024 State of Observability report from Dynatrace reveals that the explosion of data generated by these complex ecosystems is pushing traditional monitoring and analytics approaches to their limits.

Analytics 325

Analytics Innovation DevOps Architecture 325

Dynatrace

MARCH 20, 2024

Deploying software in Kubernetes is often viewed as a straightforward process—just use kubectl or a GitOps solution like ArgoCD to deploy a YAML file, and you’re all set, right? Unfortunately, Kubernetes deployments can be fraught with challenges beyond the surface level. Numerous hurdles can hinder successful deployments, from resource constraints to external dependencies and monitoring inadequacies.

Open Source 267

Open Source Hardware DevOps Infrastructure 267

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 5, 2024

The surprising and not so surprising benefits of generations in the Z Garbage Collector. By Danny Thomas, JVM Ecosystem Team The latest long term support release of the JDK delivers generational support for the Z Garbage Collector. More than half of our critical streaming video services are now running on JDK 21 with Generational ZGC, so it’s a good time to talk about our experience and the benefits we’ve seen.

Latency 228

Latency Java Tuning Efficiency 228

Scalegrid

MARCH 22, 2024

Thinking about going multi-cloud? A well-planned multi cloud strategy can seriously upgrade your business’s tech game, making you more agile. Instead of being stuck with one cloud provider (and all its limitations), spreading out across several can make your operations more flexible, keep your services up and running smoothly, and even help you manage your costs better.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Government Innovation 130

All Things Distributed

MARCH 13, 2024

An inside look at the Tallaght District Heating Scheme, where Heat Works is using recycled heat from an AWS data center to warm a community in Dublin, Ireland.

AWS 147

AWS 147

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 23, 2024

When you have an outage caused by a performance issue, you don't want to lose precious time just to install the tools needed to diagnose it. Here is a list of "crisis tools" I recommend installing on your Linux servers by default (if they aren't already), along with the (Ubuntu) package names that they come from: Package Provides Notes procps ps(1), vmstat(8), uptime(1), top(1) basic stats util-linux dmesg(1), lsblk(1), lscpu(1) system log, device info sysstat iostat(1), mpstat

Servers 145

Servers Traffic Network Systems 145

DZone

MARCH 21, 2024

NCache Java Edition with distributed cache technique is a powerful tool that helps Java applications run faster, handle more users, and be more reliable. In today's world, where people expect apps to work quickly and without any problems, knowing how to use NCache Java Edition is very important. It's a key piece of technology for both developers and businesses who want to make sure their apps can give users fast access to data and a smooth experience.

Java 310

Java Cache Technology Technology 310

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 7, 2024

David J. Berg , Romain Cledat , Kayla Seeley , Shashank Srikanth , Chaoying Wang , Darin Yu Netflix uses data science and machine learning across all facets of the company, powering a wide range of business applications from our internal infrastructure and content demand modeling to media understanding. The Machine Learning Platform (MLP) team at Netflix provides an entire ecosystem of tools around Metaflow , an open source machine learning infrastructure framework we started, to empower data sc

Systems 226

Systems Media Cache Open Source 226

InfoQ

MARCH 7, 2024

Uber replaced a legacy architecture built using the WAMP protocol with a new solution that takes advantage of GraphQL subscriptions. The main drivers for creating a new architecture were challenges around reliability, scalability, observability/debugibility, as well as technical debt impeding the team’s ability to maintain the existing solution.

Scalability 125

Scalability Architecture Design Development 125

O'Reilly

MARCH 26, 2024

TL;DR LLMs and other GenAI models can reproduce significant chunks of training data. Specific prompts seem to “unlock” training data. We have many current and future copyright challenges: training may not infringe copyright, but legal doesn’t mean legitimate—we consider the analogy of MegaFace where surveillance models have been trained on photos of minors, for example, without informed consent.

Artificial Intelligence 109

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Google Internet 109

Brendan Gregg

MARCH 9, 2024

eBPF is a crazy technology – like putting JavaScript into the Linux kernel – and getting it accepted had so far been an untold story of strategy and ingenuity. The eBPF documentary, published late last year, tells this story by interviewing key players from 2014 including myself, and touches on new developments including Windows. (If you are new to eBPF, it is the name of a kernel execution engine that runs a variety of new programs in a performant and safe sandbox in the kernel, lik

Programming 143

Programming Strategy Engineering Technology 143

DZone

MARCH 11, 2024

Performance tuning in Snowflake is optimizing the configuration and SQL queries to improve the efficiency and speed of data operations. It involves adjusting various settings and writing queries to reduce execution time and resource consumption, ultimately leading to cost savings and enhanced user satisfaction.

Tuning 289

Tuning Performance Speed Efficiency 289

Dynatrace

MARCH 27, 2024

Modern enterprises today use a myriad of enterprise Software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and productivity suites to run business operations, such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, Zendesk, Zoom, GitHub, and many more. Overseeing SaaS security and monitoring audit logs across multiple SaaS applications is complex, which often involves building and maintaining dedicated integrations for each application that can retrieve audit logs.

AWS 245

AWS Analytics Government Monitoring 245

The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

Evolving from Rule-based Classifier: Machine Learning Powered Auto Remediation in Netflix Data Platform by Binbing Hou , Stephanie Vezich Tamayo , Xiao Chen , Liang Tian , Troy Ristow , Haoyuan Wang , Snehal Chennuru , Pawan Dixit This is the first of the series of our work at Netflix on leveraging data insights and Machine Learning (ML) to improve the operational automation around the performance and cost efficiency of big data jobs.

Tuning 210

Tuning Efficiency Big Data Engineering 210

Percona

MARCH 22, 2024

PostgreSQL configuration file parameters are very important when managing a PostgreSQL database, and this blog post will discuss the importance of backing those files up. The following are the primary configuration files of the PostgreSQL database:postgresql.conf: One of the most important configuration files for the PostgreSQL database is postgresql.conf file.

Database 106

Database 106

Testlodge

MARCH 12, 2024

System testing involves analyzing the behavior and functionality of a fully integrated application. It is the third of the four levels of testing, performed after unit and integration testing but before user acceptance testing. A QA team member will usually do the assessing, or occasionally the task will fall to other team members such as product or project managers.

Systems 90

Systems Testing Open Source Hardware 90

InfoQ

MARCH 20, 2024

Expedia made flight search faster by up to 52% (page usable time) by applying a range of optimizations to web and mobile applications. To support these improvements, the company improved the observability of its applications. Expedia Flights web application has been migrated to Micro Frontend Architecture (MFA) to allow flexibility, reusability, and better optimization.

Speed 84

Speed Mobile Architecture Tuning 84

DZone

MARCH 13, 2024

The cybersecurity landscape necessitates continual adaptation and exploration of novel defensive strategies to counter the evolving threats posed by malicious actors. Machine learning ( ML ) has emerged as a powerful tool for bolstering cybersecurity, offering innovative approaches to anomaly detection, intrusion prevention, and threat identification.

Innovation 286

Innovation Strategy Systems 286

Dynatrace

MARCH 26, 2024

Values are the fabric of who we are, what we stand for as a company, and how we deliver what we promise to ourselves and our stakeholders. Studies show that purpose matters now more than ever to individuals, and core values serve as the key to creating a thriving business environment. Since taking on the role of Chief People Office at Dynatrace in the summer of 2022, my key focus has been developing and continually evolving an outstanding, globally cohesive employee experience to support and str

Innovation 246

Innovation Tuning Strategy Software 246

Speed Curve

MARCH 11, 2024

After years of development and testing, Google has added Interaction to Next Paint (INP) to its trifecta of Core Web Vitals – the performance metrics that are a key ingredient in its search ranking algorithm. INP replaces First Input Delay (FID) as the Vitals responsiveness metric. Not sure what INP means or why it matters? No worries – that's what this post is for. :) What is INP?

Mobile 84

Mobile Google Metrics Monitoring 84

Percona

MARCH 12, 2024

PostgreSQL extensions are great! Simply by adding an extension, one transforms what is an otherwise vanilla general-purpose database management system into one capable of processing data requirements in a highly optimized fashion. Some extensions, like pg_repack, simplify and enhance existing features already, while other extensions, such as PostGIS and pgvector, add completely new capabilities.

Database 107

Database Systems Processing Development 107

Percona Community

MARCH 3, 2024

If you are just starting out in the world of Kubernetes operators, like me, preparing the environment for their installation should be something we do with not much difficulty. This blog will quickly guide you in setting the minimal environment. Kubernetes operators are invaluable for automating complex database operations, tasks that Kubernetes does not handle directly.

Database 80

Database 80

InfoQ

MARCH 16, 2024

Alex Dubrouski, Gaojie Liu discuss some of the tricks used in their pursuit to lower read latency and to reach 1M operations per second per node.

Latency 83

Latency Design Scalability Architecture 83

DZone

MARCH 22, 2024

Knowledge graphs are a giant web of information where elements and ideas are linked to show how they are related in the real world. This is beyond databases that just store information. Knowledge graphs also store the connections between information. This makes knowledge graphs very useful in various fields.

Database 278

Database 278

Dynatrace

MARCH 18, 2024

Overseeing cloud spend and IT resource allocation has always been a priority for CIOs. Yet, in 2023, 82% of cloud decision makers reported that managing cloud spend was their top challenge, according to one source. In response, many organizations are adopting a FinOps strategy. FinOps is an evolving cloud financial management discipline focused on enabling organizations to get maximum business value from their cloud spend.

Best Practices 231

Best Practices Strategy Cloud AWS 231

Speed Curve

MARCH 3, 2024

The hardest part about web performance isn’t making your site faster – it’s keeping it that fast. Hearing about a company that devoted significant effort into optimizing their site, only to find their performance right back where it started a few months later, is all too familiar. The reality is that, as critical as site speed is, it’s also very easy to overlook.

Performance 69

Performance Metrics Code Testing 69

Percona

MARCH 5, 2024

What makes a great user experience? There are probably as many answers to this question as there are users because we are talking about very subjective and personal feelings and observations.

Database 99

Database Software Software 99

Percona Community

MARCH 26, 2024

In this video, Nickolay Ihalainen, a Senior Scaling Specialist at Percona Global Services, explains how to set up replication with standby clusters for Kubernetes databases using Percona’s open-source tools, including the Percona Operator for PostgreSQL A Standby Cluster is a backup version of your main database. It’s there to keep your data safe and make sure your database can keep running even if something goes wrong with the main one.

Open Source 62

Open Source Database 62

InfoQ

MARCH 15, 2024

Hashnode created a scalable event-driven architecture (EDA) for composing feed data for thousands of users. The company used serverless services on AWS, including Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and Redis Cache. The solution leverages Step Functions' distributed maps feature that enables high-concurrency processing.

Scalability 70

Scalability AWS Architecture Lambda 70

DZone

MARCH 21, 2024

This post continues my exploration of concepts and techniques related to both the way so-called “Jewish times” (zmanim) are calculated; as well as the techniques needed to use the PHP Zmanim library – a library of functions that let you easily calculate Jewish times. Once again I owe a huge debt of gratitude to several folks – including Eliyahu Hershfeld, creator of the Kosher Java library , Zachary Weixelbaum (owner of the PHP Zmanim library, a port of Kosher Java), Elyahu Jacobi (who built Roy

Java 274

Java 274

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. In fact, more than half of organizations use Kubernetes in production. While Kubernetes is often considered the operating system of the cloud, the scale and complexity of Kubernetes cluster deployments are creating new challenges for IT teams.

Engineering 225

Engineering DevOps Operating System Open Source 225

Official Blog - World Web Technology

MARCH 4, 2024

“Automatic,” the website development company behind various WordPress-related products, including WordPress.com, offers WordPress VIP. It is a premium managed hosting service explicitly designed for high-traffic and high-profile websites. WordPress website development is mainly used for those belonging to institutions with demanding online needs. These institutions include publishers, media organizations, large enterprises, and others.

Website 59

Website Development Education Traffic 59

Percona

MARCH 21, 2024

Comprehensive knowledge of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) processes proves advantageous for Database Administrators (DBAs) as it significantly elevates the efficiency of an IT organization. Let’s take a closer look at why ITIL knowledge processes is valuable and how it can enhance productivity:1.

Strategy 95

Strategy Infrastructure Efficiency Database 95

Percona Community

MARCH 25, 2024

Let’s talk about MongoDB! This week, Jan Wieremjewicz, Senior Product Manager, and Michal Nosek, Pre-Sales Enterprise Architect at Percona, made two series of videos covering basic to advanced concepts in MongoDB and backups. Le’s explore them together! Enterprise Scale Backups for MongoDB with Open Source Software In the first video about enterprise-scale backups for MongoDB using open-source software, Jan and Michal discuss the challenges and solutions associated with backing up large datasets

Open Source 62

Open Source Software Software 62

InfoQ

MARCH 26, 2024

Lesley Cordero focuses on how Platform Engineering can drive sustainability for growing organizations through DevOps principles, centralization, and scalable technical practices.

Engineering 57

Engineering DevOps Scalability Performance 57

DZone

MARCH 5, 2024

Building scalable systems using microservices architecture is a strategic approach to developing complex applications. Microservices allow teams to deploy and scale parts of their application independently, improving agility and reducing the complexity of updates and scaling. This step-by-step guide outlines the process of creating a microservices-based system, complete with detailed examples. 1.

Strategy 279

Strategy Scalability Architecture Systems 279

Dynatrace

MARCH 6, 2024

What is IBM i? IBM i, formerly known as iSeries, is an operating system developed by IBM for its line of IBM i Power Systems servers. It is based on the IBM AS/400 system and is known for its reliability, scalability, and security features. IBM i is designed to integrate seamlessly with legacy and modern applications, allowing businesses to run critical workloads and applications.

Monitoring 234

Monitoring Infrastructure Metrics Analytics 234