Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2025

Almost daily, teams have requests for new toolsfor database management, CI/CD, security, and collaborationto address specific needs. Increasingly, those tools involve AI capabilities to potentially boost productivity and automate routine tasks. But proliferating tools across different teams for different uses can also balloon costs, introduce operational inefficiency, increase complexity, and actually break collaboration.

Strategy 296

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The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 8, 2025

By Cheng Xie , Bryan Shultz , and Christine Xu In a previous blog post , we described how Netflix uses eBPF to capture TCP flow logs at scale for enhanced network insights. In this post, we delve deeper into how Netflix solved a core problem: accurately attributing flow IP addresses to workload identities. A BriefRecap FlowExporter is a sidecar that runs alongside all Netflix workloads.

AWS 188

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DZone

APRIL 11, 2025

As someone who works closely with distributed systems and microservices, I've seen firsthand how complex things can get once Kubernetes, Istio, and service meshes enter the picture. The shift to a cloud-native world is exciting, but it brings new challenges especially around resilience. We can't just hope things wont fail because they will. Thats where chaos engineering comes in.

Engineering 165

Engineering Cloud Systems 165

O'Reilly

APRIL 8, 2025

It almost sounds pejorative, doesnt it? But the distinction between senior and junior software developers is built into our jobs and job titles. Whether we call it entry-level or something else, we distinguish between people who are just starting their careers and those who have been around for a while. Were all still learning (one hopes), but entry-level people are still learning the basics, and seniors have greater responsibility, along with the potential for making bigger mistakes.

Programming 92

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Dynatrace

APRIL 9, 2025

The need for application and DevOps modernization to deliver on business outcomes has never been greater. Organizations are increasingly embracing cloud- and AI-native strategies, requiring a more automated and intelligent approach to their observability and development practices. Thats why Dynatrace will make its AI-powered, unified observability platform generally available on Google Cloud for all customers later this year.

Google 195

Google Cloud Infrastructure Analytics 195

Percona

APRIL 9, 2025

In Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.41 / 8.4.4, we introduced several improvements in Encryption User-Defined Functions. Added support for RSAES-OAEP (OAEP) padding for RSA encrypt / decrypt operations. Added support for RSASSA-PSS (PSS) padding for RSA sign / verify operations. Added new encryption_udf.legacy_padding_scheme component system variable. Normalized character set support for all Encryption UDFs.

Servers 101

Servers Systems Software Software 101

DZone

APRIL 8, 2025

A detailed website QA checklist helps make sure every aspect of the website is tested, whether through manual or automated testing approaches. It usually covers parameters like functionality, performance, usability, security, and compatibility across various browsers and devices. By following the website QA checklist, testers can test the website step-by-step, making sure everything works well without any bugs.

Website 147

Website Testing Performance 147

Dynatrace

APRIL 9, 2025

You know that feeling when you’re deep in the zone? Your fingers are flying across the keyboard, and everything is clicking into place. Then, boom a performance or availability issue pops up. Your beautifully curated flow shatters, and now you’re bouncing between logs, traces, dashboards, and Stack Overflow, trying to piece together what went wrong.

Google 147

Google Code Development Games 147

Scalegrid

APRIL 10, 2025

MongoDB 6.0 will reach its end of life (EOL) in July 2025, according to the official release dates. This means it will no longer receive updates or technical support, exposing it to security and operational risks. If youre using MongoDB 6.0, you need to plan your transition to a newer version to maintain system stability and security. This article explains what EOL means, its implications, and steps to prepare for it.

Best Practices 130

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DZone

APRIL 8, 2025

Scheduling is crucial in computer system design. The right policy can significantly reduce mean response time without needing faster machines, effectively improving performance for free. Scheduling also optimizes other metrics, such as user fairness and differentiated service levels, ensuring some job classes have lower mean delays than others [1]. MySQL 8.0 uses the Contention-Aware Transaction Scheduling (CATS) algorithm to prioritize transactions waiting for locks.

Performance 147

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All Things Distributed

APRIL 9, 2025

The vision was to build the Star Trek computer. 10 years ago that was an ambitious goal. Weve come a long way since then - from basic voice commands to much more conversational interfaces with Alexa+.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2025

In modern containerized environments, teams often deploy Kubernetes across mixed operating systems, creating a situation where both Linux and Windows nodes reside in the same cluster. A primary challenge in managing these hybrid Kubernetes clusters is the fragmented monitoring caused by using siloed tools with varying support for the different operating systems.

Performance 147

Performance Java Operating System Infrastructure 147

Speed Curve

APRIL 7, 2025

Our newest performance hero is passionate, provocative, and unapologetically honest. While he's a true champion for web performance, his impact can be measured more broadly across the web. Join us in celebrating Alex Russell! Alex Russell has been a strong voice in the web community for as long as I can remember. He's currently a Partner PM at Microsoft, working on Edge.

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Performance Energy Google Strategy 52

DZone

APRIL 7, 2025

Conventional testing practices have mainly focused on discovering problems before the software is released to the market, also referred to as shift-left testing. Nevertheless, due to the heightened pace of software development owing to DevOps and CI/CD, many real-world conditions that do not mimic the live environment can go undetected in pre-production environments.

Testing 147

Testing DevOps Strategy Engineering 147

Dynatrace

APRIL 9, 2025

Dynatrace integrates with Snyk to break the silos between DevSecOps teams by unifying security findings along the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and enriching them with runtime context. Dynatrace allows you to ingest, visualize, prioritize, and automate security findings, helping to reduce noise from alerts and provide focused remediation to the issues that matter to your critical production environments.

Internet 147

Internet Internet Efficiency Code 147

Dynatrace

APRIL 10, 2025

Logging is integral to Kubernetes monitoring In the ever-changing and evolving software development landscape, logs have always been and continue to be – one of the most critical sources of insight. Log data is essential, whether youre troubleshooting and conducting forensics into past problems, investigating potential security issues, or debugging in real time.

Analytics 147

Analytics Metrics Monitoring Open Source 147

DZone

APRIL 8, 2025

In this tutorial, we consolidated some practical approaches regarding OpenTelemetry and how to use it with Spring Boot.

Architecture 130

Architecture Testing 130

Dynatrace

APRIL 9, 2025

A critical security threat for cloud-native architectures SSRF is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to make a server-side application send requests to unintended locations. This can include internal services within an organizations infrastructure or external systems. SSRF can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, such as cloud metadata, internal databases, and other protected resources.

Java 147

Java Programming Architecture Cloud 147

Dynatrace

APRIL 7, 2025

The Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) created the ISM framework to provide practical guidance and principles to protect organizations IT and operational technology systems, applications, and data from cyber threats. The Australian Signals Directorate created the IRAP to create a pool of assessors capable of conducting high-quality assessment services.

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Government Azure Healthcare Innovation 147

DZone

APRIL 7, 2025

Are you looking for a lean, secure, and versatile Docker image for Apache JMeter to streamline your load testing of workflows? Look no further! Today, Im excited to share a new Dockerfile Ive crafted that delivers a lightweight Apache JMeter image without compromising on functionality. Whether youre a developer, DevOps engineer, or QA professional, this image is designed to make your performance testing faster, easier, and more efficient.

DevOps 130

DevOps Performance Testing Efficiency Engineering 130

DZone

APRIL 9, 2025

Database selection is a challenge every data engineer faces. Among the many databases available, Apache Doris and ClickHouse, as two mainstream analytical databases, are often compared. Each has its strengths and is suited to different scenarios, making the choice difficult.

Data Engineering 130

Data Engineering Analytics Database Engineering 130