The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 7, 2021

By Alok Tiagi , Hariharan Ananthakrishnan , Ivan Porto Carrero and Keerti Lakshminarayan Netflix has developed a network observability sidecar called Flow Exporter that uses eBPF tracepoints to capture TCP flows at near real time. Without having network visibility, it’s difficult to improve our reliability, security and capacity posture.

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Network Transportation AWS Cloud 325

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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. What is log management?

Systems 183

Systems Cloud Analytics DevOps 183

DZone

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Efficient device management allows organizations to handle this vast network without hitches. Optimization : Proper management ensures that devices function at their peak efficiency, extending their life and conserving resources. Secure cryptographic methods establish its identity and grant it access to the network.

IoT 298

IoT Internet Internet Network 298

Dynatrace

AUGUST 17, 2021

2020 cemented the reality that modern software development practices require rapid, scalable delivery in response to unpredictable conditions. Microservices are flexible, lightweight, modular software services of limited scope that fit together with other services to deliver full applications. Simple network calls.

Architecture 246

Architecture Software Software Development 246

DZone

DECEMBER 11, 2023

HAProxy is one of the cornerstones in complex distributed systems, essential for achieving efficient load balancing and high availability. Dynamic Server Management in HAProxy One of the standout features of HAProxy is its ability to dynamically manage servers, meaning it can add or remove servers from the network as needed.

Servers 257

Servers Traffic Games Open Source 257

Dynatrace

AUGUST 17, 2021

2020 cemented the reality that modern software development practices require rapid, scalable delivery in response to unpredictable conditions. Microservices are flexible, lightweight, modular software services of limited scope that fit together with other services to deliver full applications. Simple network calls.

Architecture 243

Architecture Software Software Development 243

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Open source software has become a key standard for developing modern applications. From common coding libraries to orchestrating container-based computing, organizations now rely on open source software—and the open standards that define them—for essential functions throughout their software stack. What is open source software?

Open Source 188

Open Source Software Software Development 188

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

There was a time when standing up a website or application was simple and straightforward and not the complex networks they are today. Web developers or administrators did not have to worry or even consider the complexity of distributed systems of today. Great, your system was ready to be deployed. What is a Distributed System?

Systems 74

Systems Monitoring Hardware Network 74

Dynatrace

APRIL 8, 2024

This blog explores how vertically integrated risk management solutions that use AI and automation enable unparalleled visibility, control, and efficiency for risk management in banking. If system failures occur, teams must resolve them quickly and resolutely. Risk in banking is broad and interconnected.

Analytics 197

Analytics Infrastructure Efficiency Technology 197

DZone

JANUARY 23, 2022

Building resilient systems requires comprehensive error management. Errors could occur in any part of the system / or its ecosystem and there are different ways of handling these e.g. Datacenter - data center failure where the whole DC could become unavailable due to power failure, network connectivity failure, environmental catastrophe, etc.

Hardware 243

Hardware DevOps Network Storage 243

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Open source software has become a key standard for developing modern applications. From common coding libraries to orchestrating container-based computing, organizations now rely on open source software—and the open standards that define them—for essential functions throughout their software stack. What is open source software?

Open Source 130

Open Source Software Software Development 130

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Open source software has become a key standard for developing modern applications. From common coding libraries to orchestrating container-based computing, organizations now rely on open source software—and the open standards that define them—for essential functions throughout their software stack. What is open source software?

Open Source 130

Open Source Software Software Development 130

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is a set of best practices and guidelines that help you design and operate reliable, secure, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable systems in the cloud. The framework comprises six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The complex interconnections in cloud-based systems make it crucial to always have a topological overview to understand dependencies. Any problem, such as a simple software update overburdening a critical database, can cause a ripple effect that degrades the performance of dependent services or applications.

Infrastructure 178

Infrastructure Metrics Network Monitoring 178

Dynatrace

MARCH 13, 2024

The Network and Information Systems 2 (NIS2) Directive, which goes into effect in Oct 2024, aims to enhance the security of network and information systems throughout the EU. NIS2 is an evolution of the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Security Directive, which has been in effect since 2016.

Best Practices 224

Best Practices Education Strategy Analytics 224

Dynatrace

JUNE 7, 2023

If you’re evaluating container orchestration software to manage containerized applications at scale, you may be wondering about the differences between OpenShift and Kubernetes. According to the Kubernetes in the Wild 2023 report, “Kubernetes is emerging as the operating system of the cloud.”

Open Source 203

Open Source Social Media Infrastructure Operating System 203

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 8, 2022

DevOps platform engineers are responsible for cloud platform availability and performance, as well as the efficiency of virtual bandwidth, routers, switches, virtual private networks, firewalls, and network management. Issue tracking system to manage issues, trigger workflows, and track code changes. Atlassian Jira.

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Dynatrace

MAY 1, 2023

This operational data could be gathered from live running infrastructures using software agents, hypervisors, or network logs, for example. In addition to improved IT operational efficiency at a lower cost, ITOA also enhances digital experience monitoring for increased customer engagement and satisfaction.

Analytics 184

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Big Data Open Source 184

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

The Morning Paper

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Snap: a microkernel approach to host networking Marty et al., This paper describes the networking stack, Snap , that has been running in production at Google for the last three years+. You need a lot of software engineers and the willingness to rewrite a lot of software to entertain that idea. SOSP’19. Enter Google!

Network 92

Network Transportation Latency Entertainment 92

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These metrics help to keep a network system up and running?, Containment: Implements actions to safeguard affected systems, resolves incidents quickly and escalates an event to other teams when necessary. This does not include lag time in the alert system. a critical task that’s easier said than done. Mean time to repair.

DevOps 204

DevOps Artificial Intelligence Metrics Network 204

Dynatrace

JANUARY 31, 2024

Still, a single unmonitored host can become a weak link , causing system failures and security breaches. This includes the ability to tailor the observability and security coverage to the requirements of different application tiers and systems. Infrastructure monitoring mode offers the same capabilities except tracing and profiling.

Analytics 170

Analytics Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 170

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As they try to become more efficient, organizations are turning to technologies such as AIOps and IT automation. AIOps —or the automation of IT operations—and other forms of IT automation have received increasing focus because these technology approaches are critical to improving organizational efficiency.

Innovation 178

Innovation Monitoring Network Strategy 178

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A log is a detailed, timestamped record of an event generated by an operating system, computing environment, application, server, or network device. Logs can include data about user inputs, system processes, and hardware states. “Logging” is the practice of generating and storing logs for later analysis.

Analytics 205

Analytics Monitoring Artificial Intelligence DevOps 205

Dynatrace

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This transition to public, private, and hybrid cloud is driving organizations to automate and virtualize IT operations to lower costs and optimize cloud processes and systems. Besides the traditional system hardware, storage, routers, and software, ITOps also includes virtual components of the network and cloud infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence 198

Artificial Intelligence DevOps Hardware Virtualization 198

Dynatrace

MARCH 24, 2023

By embracing public cloud and hybrid cloud computing environments, IT teams can further accelerate development and automate software deployment and management. A container is a small, self-contained, fully functional software package that can run an application or service, isolated from other applications running on the same host.

Infrastructure 182

Infrastructure Open Source Operating System Cloud 182

Scalegrid

JANUARY 11, 2024

Continuous cloud monitoring enables real-time detection and response to incidents, with best practices highlighting the importance of assessing cloud service providers, adopting layered security, and leveraging automation for efficient scanning and monitoring. This includes servers, applications, software platforms, and websites.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Cloud Monitoring Strategy 130

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As businesses take steps to innovate faster, software development quality—and application security—have moved front and center. According to GitLab’s 2021 Global DevSecOps Survey , 36% of respondents develop software using DevSecOps, compared with only 27% in 2020. It does so by creating repeatable, automated software-driven processes.

Serverless 261

Serverless Infrastructure Innovation DevOps 261

Dynatrace

JULY 25, 2022

This new service enhances the user visibility of network details with direct delivery of Flow Logs for Transit Gateway to your desired endpoint via Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket or Amazon CloudWatch Logs. AWS Transit Gateway is a service offering from Amazon Web Services that connects network resources via a centralized hub.

AWS 214

AWS Transportation Network Traffic 214

Dynatrace

AUGUST 5, 2022

A message queue is a form of middleware used in software development to enable communications between services, programs, and dissimilar components, such as operating systems and communication protocols. A message queue enables the smooth flow of information to make complex systems work. What is a message queue?

Monitoring 196

Monitoring Serverless Programming Speed 196

Dynatrace

AUGUST 5, 2022

A message queue is a form of middleware used in software development to enable communications between services, programs, and dissimilar components, such as operating systems and communication protocols. A message queue enables the smooth flow of information to make complex systems work. What is a message queue?

Monitoring 195

Monitoring Serverless Programming Speed 195

Dynatrace

AUGUST 18, 2022

But managing the breadth of the vulnerabilities that can put your systems at risk is challenging. ” Moreover, as modern DevOps practices have increased the speed of software delivery, more than two-thirds (69%) of chief information security officers (CISOs) say that managing risk has become more difficult.

Traffic 162

Traffic Java Network DevOps 162

Alex Podelko

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Computing System Congestion Management Using Exponential Smoothing Forecasting by James Brady, State of Nevada. – System performance management is an important topic – and James is going to share a practical method for it. System Performance Estimation, Evaluation, and Decision (SPEED) by Kingsum Chow, Yingying Wen, Alibaba.

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Efficiency Artificial Intelligence Scalability Performance 100

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Chaos engineering is a method of testing distributed software that deliberately introduces failure and faulty scenarios to verify its resilience in the face of random disruptions. Practitioners subject software to a controlled, simulated crisis to test for unstable behavior. Chaos engineers ask why. The history of chaos engineering.

Engineering 221

Engineering Entertainment Cloud Infrastructure 221

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For evidence, I refer you to the research that we recently published in which 62% of CISOs told us that container runtime environments have negatively impacted their ability to detect and manage software vulnerabilities. Application developers commonly leverage open-source software when building containerized applications.

Open Source 247

Open Source Benchmarking Best Practices Network 247

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

by Liwei Guo , Ashwin Kumar Gopi Valliammal , Raymond Tam , Chris Pham , Agata Opalach , Weibo Ni AV1 is the first high-efficiency video codec format with a royalty-free license from Alliance of Open Media (AOMedia), made possible by wide-ranging industry commitment of expertise and resources.

Media 246

Media Open Source Efficiency Software Engineering 246

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

MongoDB drivers provide several options for Mongo clients to handle different network timeout errors that may occur during usage. The default time-outs can significantly influence the behavior of your application when there are network errors.

Java 130

Java Network Servers Database 130