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Migrating Critical Traffic At Scale with No Downtime?—?Part 2

The Netflix TechBlog

Migrating Critical Traffic At Scale with No Downtime — Part 2 Shyam Gala , Javier Fernandez-Ivern , Anup Rokkam Pratap , Devang Shah Picture yourself enthralled by the latest episode of your beloved Netflix series, delighting in an uninterrupted, high-definition streaming experience. This is where large-scale system migrations come into play.

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What are quality gates? How to use quality gates to deliver better software at speed and scale

Dynatrace

Before a new version of the application is deployed, the software is subject to a series of load tests that evaluate capacity and performance under a series of simulated traffic and application demands. These metrics are latency, traffic, errors, and saturation, all of which must be key considerations when curating user experience.

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Bending pause times to your will with Generational ZGC

The Netflix TechBlog

Reduced tail latencies In both our GRPC and DGS Framework services, GC pauses are a significant source of tail latencies. Each of these errors is a canceled request resulting in a retry so this reduction further reduces overall service traffic by this rate: Errors rates per second.

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The Power of Caching: Boosting API Performance and Scalability

DZone

Benefits of Caching Improved performance: Caching eliminates the need to retrieve data from the original source every time, resulting in faster response times and reduced latency. Bandwidth optimization: Caching reduces the amount of data transferred over the network, minimizing bandwidth usage and improving efficiency.

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Understanding What Kubernetes Is Used For: The Key to Cloud-Native Efficiency

Percona

Kubernetes can be complex, which is why we offer comprehensive training that equips you and your team with the expertise and skills to manage database configurations, implement industry best practices, and carry out efficient backup and recovery procedures.

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Service level objectives: 5 SLOs to get started

Dynatrace

Note : you might hear the term latency used instead of response time. Both latency and response time are critical to ensure reliability. Latency typically refers to the time it takes for a single request to travel from its source to its destination. Latency primarily focuses on the time spent in transit.

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Service level objective examples: 5 SLO examples for faster, more reliable apps

Dynatrace

Note : you might hear the term latency used instead of response time. Both latency and response time are critical to ensure reliability. Latency typically refers to the time it takes for a single request to travel from its source to its destination. Latency primarily focuses on the time spent in transit.

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